Simon Kottayil
Dear Mevlut,Sorry for not contacting you earlier. I was very busy as I have to start for my duty after the tour. By Gods grace we all reached home safely healthy without even a minor hassles.Thank you very much for the wonderful arrangements you made for the tour. The tour went of very fine and me a...

Ahtamara Church: The origin and meaning of the island's name is based on an old Armenian legend. According to the tale, an Armenian princess named Tamar lived on the island and was in love with a commoner. This boy would swim from the mainland to the island each night, guided by a light she lit for him. Her father learned of the boy's visits. One night, as she waited for her lover to arrive, he smashed her light, leaving the boy in the middle of the lake without a guide to indicate which direction to swim. His body washed ashore and, as the legend concludes, it appeared as if the words "Akh, Tamar" (Oh, Tamar) were frozen on his lips. The legend was the inspiration for a famous Armenian poem by Hovhannes Tumanyan.

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