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Sugar Mizzy
November 27, 2022
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> What is Turkey’s Largest Lake and Where Is It? Turkey Lakes Ranking
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Turkey is a very rich country with its nature. It fascinates those who see mountains, seas and lakes. A wide variety of creatures live in Turkey’s lakes, and its biological diversity is quite wide. Turkey’s lakes are generally formed as a result of tectonic movements and volcanic eruptions. So which is Turkey’s largest lake? Where is it? What are the features of this lake? Let’s examine together.
Sea of Eastern Anatolia
Turkey has nearly 100 natural lakes. Turkey’s largest lake van lake. Lake Van in the Eastern Anatolia Region Bitlis It is located in the borders of Tatvan district of Turkey. The lake was formed with the forerunner of the tectonic collapse that occurred as a result of the volcanic eruption of Mount Nemrut. It is estimated that this lake was formed approximately 600 years ago.
The average height of Lake Van is 171 meters. The deepest point of the lake is 451 meters. The effect of the lake from the sea is 1646 meters. Lake Van is also Turkey’s largest soda lake. Since the water of the lake is salty and soda, it does not freeze like other lakes in harsh winter seasons. Lake Van was accepted as an Archaeological Site in 1990.
Features of Lake Van
van It would not be wrong to say that it is obtained with the islands of the lake. There are four islands on the lake. These are Çarpanak, Akdamar, Kuş and Adır islands. These islands become the center of attention of dozens of domestic and foreign tourists every year. The pearl mullet of the lake is famous. He also discovered 103 phytoplanks, 36 species of zooplans and two more species of fish in the lake. It is known that the endangered Dicktail Duck broods every year in Lake Van. Half of the 453 bird wings in Turkey live in this lake. Of the 400 butterfly copies, 220 live near Lake Van.
The interior and surroundings of Lake Van are full of touristic places. Within the lake is the Urartian Castle, which is thousands of years old. There is an Armenian church and monastery in its vicinity.
It has been determined that the behaviors of Lake Van are good for chronic diseases such as asthma. At the same time, the healing of skin diseases such as eczema, wounds, fungus can also touch them.