Sevan Island (now a peninsula)

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Sevan Island (now a peninsula) is a former island in Armenia’s Lake Sevan, known for its historic monasteries and its transformation into a peninsula after Soviet-era water level changes.

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former island ⓘ
peninsula ⓘ
causeOfTransformation Soviet-era hydro-engineering projects ⓘ
lowering of Lake Sevan water level ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Armenia ⓘ
currentStatus peninsula connected to mainland ⓘ
formerStatus island ⓘ
hasAccessBy causeway ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Armenians ⓘ
hasHeritageSite Sevan Monastery complex ⓘ
Sevanavank Monastery ⓘ
hasReligiousFunction monastic center ⓘ
hasStructure church of Surb Arakelots ⓘ
church of Surb Astvatsatsin ⓘ
hasTouristAttraction Sevanavank monastery complex ⓘ
hasViewOf Lake Sevan ⓘ
historicalEraOfMainMonastery 9th century ⓘ
isPopularDestinationFor day trips from Yerevan ⓘ
summer visitors ⓘ
knownFor medieval monasteries ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ
scenic views of Lake Sevan ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
languageOfLocalToponymy Armenian ⓘ
locatedIn Lake Sevan ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Gegharkunik Province ⓘ
locatedNear town of Sevan ⓘ
nearbyCity Yerevan ⓘ
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
partOf Lake Sevan basin ⓘ
linked to: Lake Sevan
reachableVia Sevan–Dilijan highway ⓘ
region South Caucasus ⓘ
religiousTradition Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
domestic tourism ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ
transformedInto peninsula ⓘ
wasIslandUntil mid-20th century ⓘ
waterBody Lake Sevan ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Sevan → hasIsland → Sevan Island (now a peninsula) ⓘ
Sevan → hasFeature → Sevan Peninsula ⓘ
linked to: Sevan Island (now a peninsula)
Sevanavank Monastery → locatedIn → Lake Sevan peninsula ⓘ
linked to: Sevan Island (now a peninsula)
Sevan National Park → hasPart → Sevan Peninsula ⓘ
linked to: Sevan Island (now a peninsula)