Ottoman Document Concerning the Ktuts (Çarpanak) Monastery Van 1819 Armenian comic Publisher Imprint: W

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Ottoman Document Concerning the Ktuts (Çarpanak) Monastery Van 1819 Armenian comic Publisher Imprint: WOttoman Document Concerning the Ktuts (arpanak) Monastery Van 1819 Description This rare Ottoman Turkish document, dated 19 Nisan 1234 AH (1 May 1819 CE), concerns the historic arpanak (Ktuts) Monastery located on Ktuts Island in Lake Van. The monastery founded in the 15th century holds deep significance in Armenian religious and cultural history. The content of the document addresses the monk (rahib kesis) of the arpanak Church, granting permission