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]