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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Lake Terteri

Lake Terteri or Priest's Lake (Turkish: Keşiş Gölü) is located in Van Province. The lake is located at an altitude of 2550 m.

Coordinates: 38° 27' 56.47" N 43° 34' 57.95" E

Photo by Davut AYDIN

Photo by Arthur_G_78

Lake Sikhe

Lake Sikhe (Turkish: Sikhe Gölü) is located in Van Province. The lake is located at an altitude of 1765 m.

Coordinates: 38° 32' 5.06" N 43° 25' 12.10" E

Photo by dr burhan oral güdü

Lake Pinarli

Lake Pınarlı (Turkish: Pınarlı Gölü) is located in the Erciş district of Van Province. The lake is located at an altitude of 2332 m.

Coordinates: 39° 11' 21.45" N 43° 10' 54.81" E

Photo by Hidayet SARLUGİL

Lake Hidirmentes

Lake Hıdırmenteş (Turkish: Hıdırmenteş Gölü) is located in the Çaldıran district of Van Province. The lake is located at an altitude of 2361 m.

Coordinates: 39° 10' 29.96" N 43° 46' 36.58" E

Photo by drserdar

Lake Esengol

Lake Esengöl (Turkish: Esengöl Gölü) is located in the Çaldıran district of Van Province. The lake is located at an altitude of 2526 m.

Coordinates: 39° 6' 57.28" N 44° 10' 39.87" E

Photo by ahmet soyak

Husrev Pasha Mosque

Hüsrev Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Hüsrev Paşa Camii) is located in Van Province. The mosque was built in 1567 by Köse Hüsrev Pasha.

Coordinates: 38° 29' 52.60" N 43° 20' 18.06" E

Photo by retlifitlum

Photo by Hüseyin TUNÇEL

Photo by Davut AYDIN

Photo by t ucar

Photo by vedat saridilek

Alkasnak Sor Valley

Alkasnak Sor Valley (Turkish: Alkasnak Sor Vadisi) is located in the Muradiye district of Van Province.

Coordinates: 38° 59' 0.20" N 43° 38' 47.07" E

Photo by İlhan Daştan

Devil Bridge

Devil Bridge (Turkish: Şeytan Köprüsü) is an arched bridge located in the Murradiye district of Can Province. The bidge was built in XXth century.

Coordinates: 39° 1' 20.13" N 43° 44' 49.57" E

Photo by Seref Halicioglu

Lake Van (Turkish: Van Gölü) is the largest lake in Turkey, located in Van and Bitlis Provinces. It is a saline soda lake, receiving water from numerous small streams that descend from the surrounding mountains. Lake Van is one of the world's largest endorheic lakes (having no outlet). The original outlet from the basin was blocked by an ancient volcanic eruption.

Lake Van is 119 kilometres across at its widest point, averaging a depth of 171 metres with a maximum recorded depth of 451 metres. The lake surface lies 1,640 metres above sea level and the shore length is 430 kilometres. Lake Van has an area of 3,755 km2 and a volume of 607 cubic kilometres.

Coordinates: 38° 32' 32.13" N 42° 52' 44.23" E

Photo by ROSTAMDALILA

Photo by Davut AYDIN

Photo by Nevzat.Turğut

Photo by Mete ERENGİL

Photo by serdar çetin

Photo by ismail kılıçaslan

Photo by Arthur_G_78

Photo by Mehmet Güçlü

Photo by Mustafa Kilicaslan

Lake Ercek

Laek Erçek (Turkish: Erçek Gölü) is located in Van Province. The lake is 14 km long. The deepest point of the lake is 40 m. The lake covers an area of 144 square km.

Coordinates: 38° 39' 51.39" N 43° 36' 16.10" E