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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
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
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]
Pages in category "Lakes of Turkey" The following 97 pages are in this category, out of 97 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * ... Code of Conduct;
Lake Van (Turkish: Van Gölü; Armenian: Վանա լիճ, romanized: Vana lič̣; Kurdish: Gola Wanê [3]) is the largest lake in Turkey. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey in the provinces of Van and Bitlis , in the Armenian highlands .
The reservoir has a surface area of 817 km² and a volume of 48.5 cubic kilometers, making it the third largest lake in the country after Lake Van and Lake Tuz. [2] [1] It was formed between 1990–1992. The reservoir water level touched 535 m (1,755 ft) amsl in 1994. Since then, it varies between 526 and 537 m amsl.
The delta is the third largest in Turkey [3] and has the biggest wetland in Turkey's Black Sea Region. [4] The wetland is a key biodiversity area and one of several internationally important Ramsar sites in Turkey because of its rich bird and plant life. [5] There is a bird reserve which is important for migration. [6]
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 ...