Lake Arin Explained

Lake Arin
Other Name:Arin Lake
Location:Adilcevaz, Bitlis Province, East Turkey
Coords:38.8097°N 42.9889°W
Lake Type:soda lake
Basin Countries:Turkey
Length:5km (03miles)
Width:3.33km (02.07miles)
Area:12km2
Elevation:1650m (5,410feet)
Cities:villages of Karşıyaka, Göldüzü
Pushpin Map:Turkey
Pushpin Label Position:Top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Lake Arin in Turkey.

Lake Arin (in Turkish: Arin Gölü; also Sodalı Göl Armenian: Արին լիճը, Kurdish: Gola Arîn) is a soda lake in Adilcevaz district of Bitlis, Turkey. The lake is to the east of Adilcevaz and separated from Lake Van, the biggest lake of Turkey by alluvial deposits [1] of only width.

The mid point of the lake is  at 38.8097°N 42.9889°W.[2] The area of the lake is about .[1] Gadwall, red-crested pochard and ruddy duck are among the birds of the lake.[3]

References

  1. http://www.nkfu.com/bitlis-ili-hakkinda-bilgi/ Bitlis Info
  2. http://www.haritatr.com/harita/Arin-Golu/7725 Map page
  3. http://www.onemforum.com/dogu-anadolu-bolgesi/380371-arin-sodali-golu-hakkinda-bilgi.html Lake Arin page