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Lake Van, Turkish Van Gölü, lake, largest body of water in Turkey and the second largest in the Middle East. The lake is located in the region of eastern Anatolia near the border of Iran. It covers an area of 1,434 square miles (3,713 square km) and is more than 74 miles (119 km) across at its widest point. Known to the ancient Greek geographers as Thospitis Lacus, or Arsissa Lacus, its modern Turkish name, Van Gölü, is derived from Van, or Chauon, the name of the capital of the Urartian kingdom that flourished on the lake’s eastern shore between the 10th and 8th centuries BC. Roughly triangular in shape, the lake lies in an enclosed basin; its brackish waters are unsuitable for either drinking or irrigation. The salt water allows for no animal life save the darekh (related to the European bleak, a small soft-finned river fish of the carp family), a freshwater fish that has adapted to a saline...

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in the name of the dead or local, the Van Sea is a volcanic rock assumed to be formed by the waters that accumulate in the crater that formed as a result of the explosion of the Nemrut volcanic mountain within the boundaries of the Tatvan county. The surface area of ​​Van Lake, which has many bays, is 3,713 km². Van Lake is a different aquatic ecosystem than both freshwater and marine ecosystems. The water is salty and sodised. The salinity of the lake water is 19% and the pH is 9.8. The lake water level rises and falls depending on the climate. However, on average, the height from the sea is 1646 meters. The average depth of the lake is 171 meters and the deepest point is 451 meters. In the eastern part of the lake there are four islands. These; Akdamar, Çarpanak, Adir and Bird islands. The islands have historical and touristic characteristics and were declared Archaeological...

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Van Gölü veya yöresel adıyla Van Denizi, Tatvan ilçesi sınırları içerisinde bulunan Nemrut volkanik dağının patlaması sonucu oluşan kraterde biriken suların oluşturduğu varsayılan volkanik bir göldür. Çok sayıda koyu bulunan Van Gölü’nün yüzölçümü 3.713 km²’dir. Van Gölü hem tatlı su hem de deniz ekosistemlerinden farklı bir sucul ekosistemdir. Suları tuzlu ve sodalıdır. Göl suyu tuzluluk oranı %o19, pH’sı ise 9.8 dir. Göl su seviyesi iklime bağlı olarak yükselip, düşmektedir. Ancak ortalama olarak denizden yüksekliği 1646 metredir. Gölün ortalama derinliği 171 m, en derin yeri ise, 451 metredir. Gölün doğu bölümünde dört ada vardır. Bunlar; Akdamar, Çarpanak, Adır ve Kuş adalarıdır. Adalar tarihi ve turistik özelliğe sahiptir ve 1990 yılında Arkeolojik Sit Alanı ilan edilmişlerdir.

Van Gölü dünyanın en büyük sodalı gölüdür ayrıca Türkiye’de bulunan en büyük göldür. Gölün tuzlu-sodalı suları, biyolojik çeşitliliği sınırlamaktadır. Gölde bilinen 103 tür fitoplankton, 36 tür zooplankton ve tek bir tür balık inci kefalı, (Chalcalburnus tarichi) yaşamaktadır. Göl etrafı karadan 430 km.dir. Yöre halkına göre gölde bir canavar yaşamaktadır. Söylentiyi çıkaranların amaçlarının bölgeye turist çekmek olduğu söylense de, söylentileri araştırmak amacıyla bölgede pek çok bilimsel araştırma ekibi çalışmalar yapmıştır. İstanbul-Tahran demiryolu hatlarını da bağlamaktadır. Türkiye ve İran’a bağlanan demir yolu 1970 lerde yapılmıştır. Tarihçe Eski Yunan coğrafyacıları tarafından Thospitis Lacus ya da Arsissa Lacus olarak anılan Van Gölü’nün modern zamanlardaki ismi, sınırlarına dahil olduğu Van ilinden gelmektedir. Urartu Krallığının başkenti, İ.Ö. 10. ve 8. yüzyıllar arasında, gölün doğu kıyılarında kurulmuştur. Van Gölü sahilleri boyunca ve pekçok adalarında Ermeni Klisesi ve manastır kalıntıları bulunabilir. En iyi korunanı onuncu yüzyıldaki Kutsal Haç Klisesidir. Akdamar Adası ‘ ında yer alır. Kral Gagik Artzruni tarafından 915 ve 921 yılları arasında inşa edilmiştir. Dış duvarlardaki rölyefler kutsal kitaba ait Adam and Eve (Adem ve Havva), Jonah and the whale (Yunus ve Balina), David Davud ve Goliath (Golyat) gibi hikâyeler sunar. Diğer önemli tarihsel anıt gölün goğu kıyısındaki Van Kalesi dir. Modern Van şehri bu kalenin doğusunda yer alır. Yüz ölçümü3.713 km2’dir. Denizden yüksekliği 1.646m derinliği ise 457m ‘yi aşmaktadır. Gölün doğusunda Akdamar, Çarpanak, Adır ve Kuş adaları bulunmaktadır. Bu adalar turistlik özelliğe sahiptir. Sit alanı olarak ilan edilmiştir. Suyu sodalı ve tuzludur. Aynı zamanda dünyanın en çok soda içeren gölüdür. Van gölü kıyısındaki iklim diğer yerlere göre...

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in the name of the dead or local, the Van Sea is a volcanic rock assumed to be formed by the waters that accumulate in the crater that formed as a result of the explosion of the Nemrut volcanic mountain within the boundaries of the Tatvan county. The surface area of ​​Van Lake, which has many bays, is 3,713 km². Van Lake is a different aquatic ecosystem than both freshwater and marine ecosystems. The water is salty and sodised. The salinity of the lake water is 19% and the pH is 9.8. The lake water level rises and falls depending on the climate. However, on average, the height from the sea is 1646 meters. The average depth of the lake is 171 meters and the deepest point is 451 meters. In the eastern part of the lake there are four islands. These; Akdamar, Çarpanak, Adir and Bird islands. The islands have historical and touristic characteristics and were declared Archaeological Site in 1990.
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Underrated places you shouldn’t miss in Turkey 🇹🇷⬇️ ▶️Lake Salda - one of Turkey’s deepest and cleanest lakes situated in southwestern Turkey within the boundaries of Yeşilova district of Burdur Province. ▶️Amasya Clock Tower - Situated alongside the Yesilirmak River in northern Turkey which flows past Tokat and Amasya. ▶️Lake Van - largest lake in Turkey in the far east of Van and Bitlis in the Armenian highlands. ▶️City of Ani - located in the North East Turkey which has impressive collection of old city walls, and churches. ▶️Kackar Mountain Plateaux - located in Black Sea in Northeastern Turkey with stunning mountain landscapes ▶️Yazilikaya - located in the Çorum Province , Turkey ▶️Datca Peninsula - 80 km-long, narrow peninsula located east of the city of Marmaris in southwestern Turkey. DM us to #pickyourtrail to @goturkiye #turkey #visitturkey #turkey🇹🇷 #istanbul #hiddengems #hiddengemsturkey #mustvisitplaces #cappadocia #hotairballoon #istanbulturkey #trendingreels #trendingreels #trendingpost #travelreels #travelfever
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in the name of the dead or local, the Van Sea is a volcanic rock assumed to be formed by the waters that accumulate in the crater that formed as a result of the explosion of the Nemrut volcanic mountain within the boundaries of the Tatvan county. The surface area of ​​Van Lake, which has many bays, is 3,713 km². Van Lake is a different aquatic ecosystem than both freshwater and marine ecosystems. The water is salty and sodised. The salinity of the lake water is 19% and the pH is 9.8. The lake water level rises and falls depending on the climate. However, on average, the height from the sea is 1646 meters. The average depth of the lake is 171 meters and the deepest point is 451 meters. In the eastern part of the lake there are four islands. These; Akdamar, Çarpanak, Adir and Bird islands. The islands have historical and touristic characteristics and were declared Archaeological Site in 1990.
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