Lake Çıldır

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Lake Çıldır seen from space (false color)
Lake Çıldır seen from space (false color)

Lake Çıldır (Turkish: Çıldır; Armenian: Հիւսիսեան (Latin transliteration: Hiusisean); Georgian: ჩრდილი (Latin transliteration: Chrdili); Russian: Цилдир) is a large freshwater lake in the Ardahan Province, northeastern part of Turkey. It is located at 41.0425° N 43.2552778° E, close to the borders with Georgia and Armenia. Lake Çıldır is located in the elevation of about 1900 m and surrounded by mountainous region. It has an area of 123.00 km² and maximum depth of about 42 m. Water from the lake is used to irrigation.

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