Lake Arpi

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Lake Arpi
Location	Shirak, Armenia
Coordinates	41°03′0″N 43°37′00″E / 41.05000°N 43.61667°E / 41.05000; 43.61667Coordinates: 41°03′0″N 43°37′00″E / 41.05000°N 43.61667°E / 41.05000; 43.61667
Primary outflows	Akhurian River
Basin countries	Armenia

Surface area	22 km² (8.5 sq mi)
Surface elevation	2,023 m (6,637 ft)

Settlements
Ramsar Wetland
Designated:	6 July 1993

Lake Arpi (Armenian: Արփի լիճ) is located in the Shirak Province of Armenia, in the northwestern part of the country. The lake level is at an altitude of 2,023 m. The lake area is 22 square kilometres. The area was increased artificially in the 1950s from the natural state of 4.5 square kilometres, and the lake has become the second most important water body of Armenia, next to Lake Sevan. It is used for irrigation and hydropower production. The lake is fed by meltwater and four streams, and it is the source of the Akhurian River.

The lake has rich flora and fauna. It is a Ramsar Convention protected site, and a national park was established around the lake in 2009. More than 100 species of birds have been observed around Lake Arpi.

References

v t e Protected areas of Armenia

National parks	Dilijan Sevan

Nature reserves	Areguni Juniper Forests Arzakan and Meghradzor Bokhakar Erenbuni Guylagarak Hankavan Khosrov Shikahogh

Ramsar sites	Lake Arpi Lake Sevan

Natural monuments	Goravan

Botanical gardens	Ijevan Stepanakert Stepanavan Yerevan

UNESCO World heritage sites	Etchmiadzin Cathedral Geghard Monastery Haghpat Monastery Saint Gayane Church Saint Hripsime Church Sanahin Monastery Shoghakat Church Upper Azat Valley Zvartnots Cathedral

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