Lake Çıldır

Lake Çıldır (Turkish: Çıldır Gölü;; Georgian: ჩრდილი, ჩრდილის ტბა, Črdilis tba, meaning "lake of shadows"), is a large freshwater lake in the provinces of Ardahan and Kars in northeastern Turkey. It is located close to the borders with Georgia and Armenia. Lake Çıldır is located at an elevation of approximately 1,959 m (6,427 ft) and is surrounded by a mountainous region. It has an area of 123 km2 (47 sq mi) and a maximum depth of about 42 m (138 ft). Water from the lake is used for irrigation.[1] It freezes over in the winter.

Lake Çıldır
Lake seen from space (false color)
Lake Çıldır is located in Turkey
Lake Çıldır
Lake Çıldır
LocationArdahan Province
Coordinates41.0425°N 43.2552778°E / 41.0425; 43.2552778
TypeFreshwater
Basin countriesTurkey
Surface area123.00 km2 (47.49 sq mi)
Max. depth15 m (49 ft)
Surface elevation1,959 m (6,427 ft)

The area around the lake is primarily used for livestock farming, with little vegetation present and absence of agricutlture due to harsh conditions.[2]

History

Its south shore may have been the location of the Etiuni, a tribal confederation frequently mentioned in the records of Urartu.[3]

The lake has an island near the shores of the village of Akçakale, where archaeological remains are preserved. [4]

  • An horse in lake Çıldır
    An horse in lake Çıldır
  • Landscape near lake Çıldır
    Landscape near lake Çıldır
  • Equestrian sled in lake Çıldır
    Equestrian sled in lake Çıldır
  • Plants near lake Çıldır
    Plants near lake Çıldır

References
  1. Lake Çıldır at BirdLife International.
  2. Geography of lake Çıldır Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  3. Г.А. Меликишвили, Урартские клинообразные надписи. Москва: Издательство АН СССР, 1960, Nr. 127, Friedrich Wilhelm König: Handbuch der chaldischen Inschriften. Archiv für Orientforschung. Beiheft 8. Graz 1955, Nr. 80.
  4. Leri Tavadze, Tetrtsikhe, Fortress and Tower, in: Proceedings. Institute of Georgian History, Vol.14 Nº 14 (2018).
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