Other · Samandağ, Hatay
Vakıflı Village
Turkey's only village whose entire population is Armenian.
- Faith tourism
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Vakıflı Village, 3 km from Samandağ, is Turkey's only village whose entire population is Armenian. Traditional ways of life and religious practices continue there, and the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, held on the second Sunday of August each year, is a notable event that brings together participants from different faiths. Visiting conditions may have changed since the 2023 earthquakes; check before you go.