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Lake Arin
Arin Lake
Arin Gölü (Turkish)
Lake Arin is located in Turkey
Lake Arin
Lake Arin
Location of Lake Arin in Turkey.
LocationAdilcevaz, Bitlis Province, East Turkey
Coordinates38°48′35″N 42°59′20″E / 38.80972°N 42.98889°E / 38.80972; 42.98889
Lake typesoda lake
Basin countriesTurkey
Max. length5 km (3.1 mi)
Max. width3.33 km (2.07 mi)
12 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Surface elevation
1,650 m (5,410 ft)
Settlementsvillages of Karşıyaka, Göldüzü

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 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) width.

The mid point of the lake is  at 38°48′35″N 42°59′20″E / 38.80972°N 42.98889°E / 38.80972; 42.98889.[2] The area of the lake is about 13 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi).[1] Gadwall, red-crested pochard and ruddy duck are among the birds of the lake.[3]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Bitlis Info" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  2. Map page (in Turkish)
  3. "Lake Arin page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2017-11-04. Retrieved 2017-04-11.