Just East of Ahlat, there is a beautiful Seljuc cemetary. Furthermore, a small river flows just east of Ahlat into Van Gölü. Between the river mouth and the brackish Van Gölü is a small wetland, which we visited in search of birds - and insects, of course! |
Seljuc cemetary |
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Wetland where river enters Van Gölü |
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| Polyommatus icarus |
| Authority | : | (Rottemburg, 1775) |
| Nederlands | : | icarusblauwtje |
| English | : | Common Blue |
| Deutsch | : | Hauhechel-Bläuling |
| Norsk | : | Tiriltungeblåvinge |
| Svenska | : | Puktörneblåvinge |
| Français | : | Azuré de la bugrane |
| Español | : | ícaro |
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River east of Ahlat |
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Houses in volcanic rock |
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| Polygonia egea |
| Authority | : | (Cramer, 1775) |
| English | : | Southern Comma |
| Deutsch | : | Südlicher C-Falter |
| Français | : | Vanesse des pariétaires |
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