Flashcards: Lakes of Turkey

Lake Van (Turkish: Van Gölü, Armenian: Վանա լիճ, Vana lič̣, Kurdish: Gola Wanê‎) is the largest lake in Turkey, located in the far east of the country in the provinces of Van and Bitlis.

Lake Nazik (Turkish: Nazik; Armenian: Նազիկ) is a freshwater lake in the Bitlis Province, eastern part of Turkey.

Lake Burdur (Turkish: Burdur Gölü) is a large saline lake of tectonic origin, positioned at the frontier between Burdur and Isparta provinces, in southwestern Turkey.

Uzungöl (English: Long Lake, Romeyka: Şaraho) is a lake situated to the south of the city of Trabzon, in the Çaykara district of Trabzon Province, Turkey.

Eğirdir (Turkish: Eğirdir Gölü, formerly Eğridir) is the name of a lake and of the town situated on the shore of that lake (Eğirdir) in Turkey.

Lake Erçek (Turkish: Erçek Gölü; Armenian: Արճակ լիճ) is an endorheic salt lake in Van Province in eastern Turkey, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Lake Van.

Lake Işıklı (Turkish: Işıklı Gölü) is a freshwater lake in Turkey's inner Aegean Region extending on Çivril Plain between the provinces of Denizli and Afyonkarahisar.

Lake Iznik (Turkish: İznik Gölü) is a lake in the Province of Bursa, Turkey.

Lake Tuz (Turkish: Tuz Gölü meaning Salt Lake) is the second largest lake in Turkey with its 1,665 km2 (643 sq mi)surface area and one of the largest hypersaline lakes in the world.

Acıgöl (literally "the bitter lake" in Turkish) is a lake in Turkey's inner Aegean Region, in an endorheic basin at the junction between Denizli Province, Afyonkarahisar Province and Burdur Province.

Lake Çıldır (Turkish: Çıldır Gölü, Armenian: Ծովակ լիճ Tsovak lič, Georgian: ჩრდილი, ჩრდილის ტბა Črdilis tba, meaning "lake of shadows"), is a large freshwater lake in the Ardahan Province, northeastern part of Turkey.

Kartsakhi Lake (Georgian: კარწახის ტბა, karts'akhis tba), or Lake Khozapini (Georgian: ხოზაფინის ტბა, khozap'inis tba; Turkish: Hazapin Gölü), or Lake Aktaş (Turkish: Aktaş Gölü), is a lake in the Caucasus Mountains.

Lake Beyşehir (Turkish: Beyşehir Gölü) is a large freshwater lake in Konya provinces, southwestern part of Turkey.

Lake Bafa or Lake Bafa Nature Park (Turkish: Bafa Gölü Tabiat Parkı) is a lake and a nature reserve situated in southwestern Turkey, part of it within the boundaries of Milas district of Muğla Province and the northern part within Aydın Province's Söke district.

Lake Sapanca (Turkish: Sapanca Gölü) is a fresh water lake in Turkey, between the Gulf of İzmit and the Adapazarı Meadow.

Lake Kuş or Lake Manyas (Turkish: Kuş Gölü meaning Bird Lake, or, Manyas Gölü) is a lake in western Turkey, located in the Bandırma region.

Lake Nemrut (Turkish: Nemrut Gölü) in Volcano Nemrut, in the Bitlis Province, eastern part of Turkey.

Lake Abant (Turkish: Abant Gölü) is a freshwater lake in Turkey's Bolu Province in northwest Anatolia, formed as a result of a great landslide.

Lake Akşehir (Turkish: Akşehir Gölü) is a tectonic freshwater endorheic lake in Afyonkarahisar and Konya provinces, southwestern part of Turkey.

Lake Beyşehir National Park (Turkish: Beyşehir Gölü Milli Parkı), established in 1993, is a national park in Konya Province, central Turkey.

Lake Salda is a mid-size crater lake in southwestern Turkey, within the boundaries of Yeşilova district depending Burdur Province, and it lies at a distance of about fifty kilometers to the west from the province seat of Burdur.

Lake Uluabat (Turkish: Uluabat Gölü and Apolyont Gölü) is the name of a freshwater lake in the vicinity of Bursa, Turkey.

Karagöl (Turkish pronunciation: [kaˈɾaɟøl]) is a tourist attraction of Giresun Province located in eastern Black Sea region of Turkey.

The Lake Saka Nature Reserve (Turkish: Saka Gölü Tabiatı Koruma Alanı) is a nature reserve at Sivriler village of Demirköy district in Kırklareli Province of Turkey close to İğneada on the Black Sea coast.

Lake Kuyucuk (Turkish: Kuyucuk Gölü) is a small shallow lake located in Arpaçay district of Kars Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey.

The İğneada Floodplain Forests National Park (Turkish: İğneada Longoz Ormanları Milli Parkı), established on November 13, 2007, is a national park located within Kırklareli Province in Marmara Region of Turkey.

Lake Hazar (Turkish: Hazar Gölü), is a rift lake in the Taurus Mountains, 22 km southeast of Elazig, notable as the source of the Tigris.

Lake Nar (Turkish: Nar or Narlı Gölü) is a brackish lake in the Aksaray Province of central Turkey (38°20′24.43″N 34°27′23.69″E / 38.3401194°N 34.4565806°E altitude:1,363 metres (4,472 ft) AMSL).

The Yedigöller National Park (Turkish: Yedigöller, "seven lakes") also known as Seven Lakes National Park is located in the northern part of Bolu Province in Turkey.

Lake Marmara (Turkish: Marmara Gölü) is a lake in Manisa Province, western Turkey, bordered by the district areas of Gölmarmara to the northwest, whose name itself is inspired by the lake, and in larger part by Salihli.

Lake Kovada National Park (Turkish: Kovada Gölü Milli Parkı), established on November 3, 1970, is a national park in southern Turkey.

The Lake Gala National Park (Turkish: Gala Gölü Milli Parkı), established on March 5, 2005, is a national park located within Edirne Province in Marmara Region of Turkey.

Lake Suğla (Turkish: Suğla Gölü) is a large lake in Konya Province, southwestern part of Turkey.