Lake Hazar

Lake Hazar

Mount Hazar Baba rises above Lake Hazar, Elazig, Turkey
Location Taurus Mountains
Coordinates 38°29′N 39°25′E / 38.483°N 39.417°E / 38.483; 39.417Coordinates: 38°29′N 39°25′E / 38.483°N 39.417°E / 38.483; 39.417
Lake type Rift Lake
Primary outflows Tigris
Basin countries Turkey
Max. length 22 km (14 mi)
Max. width 6 km (3.7 mi)

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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/7/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.