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Name Area (km 2) Depth Location Atatürk Reservoir: 817 km 2: Şanlıurfa, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır: Keban Baraj Gölü: 675 km 2: Elazığ, Tunceli, Erzincan: Ilısu Baraj Gölü: 313 km 2
Lake Tuz (Turkish: Tuz Gölü meaning 'Salt Lake) is the second largest lake in Turkey with its 1,665 km 2 (643 sq mi) surface area and one of the largest hypersaline lakes in the world. It is located in the Central Anatolia Region , 105 km (65 mi) northeast of Konya , 150 km (93 mi) south-southeast of Ankara and 57 km (35 mi) northwest of ...
The Turkish Lake District or Turkish Lakeland (Turkish: Göller Yöresi) is an area with a series of shallow tectonic lakes within the folds of the Taurus Mountains in Southwestern Anatolia, Turkey [1] Image of the Turkish Lakes region from the International Space Station
Nowadays, the estimated lake area ranges between 140 km 2 and 153 km 2. Lake Burdur has great ornithological importance, harbouring numerous wintering bird species. It is the most important wintering site in the world for the white-headed duck, a globally threatened species. It has also served as a habitat for 10 other internationally important ...
This category is for articles pertaining to lakes and reservoirs in Turkey. ... Pages in category "Lakes of Turkey" The following 97 pages are in this category, out ...
Burdur is located in the Lakes Region of Turkey and has many lakes of various sizes, the largest of which, Burdur Lake, is named after the province. Salda Lake is the second largest lake in the province and is considered to be one of the cleanest lakes in the world. [citation needed]
Turkey's largest lake, Lake Van, is situated in the mountains at an elevation of 1,546 meters. The headwaters of three major rivers arise in the Anti-Taurus: the east-flowing Aras , which pours into the Caspian Sea ; the south-flowing Euphrates ; and the south-flowing Tigris , which eventually joins the Euphrates in Iraq before emptying into ...
Lake Beyşehir (Turkish: Beyşehir Gölü; anciently, Carallis or Karallis (Ancient Greek: Κάραλλις), or Caralis or Karalis (Κάραλις) [1] [2]) is a large freshwater lake in Isparta and Konya provinces in southwestern Turkey. It is located at around and is the largest freshwater lake in Turkey