Muzaffer Aktug, Head of the Department of Culture and Tourism of Turkey’s Van Province, informed that they have submitted a request to include on the UNESCO World Heritage List the Armenian Surp Khach (Holy Cross) Church on Akhtamar Island on Lake Van, reported Demokrathaber website of Turkey.   

Aktug stressed that the church meets six of the ten points which UNESCO requires in order to include a creation on its World Heritage List.   

The Surp Khach Church on Akhtamar Island was built between 915 and 921.