Lake Çıldır
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Lake Çıldır
Lake · Turkey
Description
A high, shallow lake in the far northeast near the Georgian and Armenian borders, freezing solid in winter when locals fish through the ice and ride horse-drawn sleighs. A wild highland lake.
Key facts
Lake Çıldır is in Ardahan.
- Region
- Ardahan
- Area
- 120 km²
- Elevation
- 1,959 m
- Max depth
- 42 m
- Length
- 18 km
- Nearest village
- Gülyüzü · 3.4 km