(CUL) ANCIENT ISLAND CHURCH HOSTS SYMPHONIC CONCERT.VAN, Jun 27, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- The ancient island church of Akdamar on Lake Van was the venue for a symphonic concert on Thursday as part of an international culture festival. Izmir State Symphonic Orchestra and State Opera singers performed a special repertoire including songs in Turkish and English as well as Kurdish and Armenian. Akdamar is a 10th century church, constructed on small Akdamar islet islet /is·let/ (-lit) an island. islets of Langerhans irregular microscopic structures scattered throughout the pancreas and comprising its endocrine portion. located 3 kilometers off coast in Lake Van. Built during the years 915-921 and commissioned by Vaspurakan King Gagik I, the cross-shaped church underwent a renovation by the Turkish Government between May 2005 and October 2006, and it was opened as a museum in March 2007. The renovation works costed some 2.6 million YTL YTL Yeoh Tiong Lay (Corporation Berhad) YTL Ylioppilastutkintolautakunta (Finnish Matriculation Examination Board) YTL Small Harbor Tug YTL Yeni Türk Lirasý (New Turkish Lira) . (MB-A) (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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