Lake Çıldır (Turkish: Çıldır Gölü;; Georgian: ჩრდილი, ჩრდილის ტბა, Črdilis tba, meaning "lake of shadows", Armenian: Ծովակ Հիւսիսոյ, Tsovak Hyusiso, meaning "small sea of the north", Armenian: Պաղկացի լիճ, Paghkatsi lich, meaning "cold lake"), 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] The lake freezes over in the winter.
The area around the lake is primarily used for livestock farming, with little vegetation present and absence of agriculture due to harsh conditions.[2]
Historyedit
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]
^Geography of lake Çıldır Retrieved October 15, 2023.
^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.
^Leri Tavadze, Tetrtsikhe, Fortress and Tower, in: Proceedings. Institute of Georgian History, Vol.14 Nº 14 (2018).
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lake, çıldır, turkish, çıldır, gölü, georgian, ჩრდილი, ჩრდილის, ტბა, Črdilis, meaning, lake, shadows, armenian, Ծովակ, Հիւսիսոյ, tsovak, hyusiso, meaning, small, north, armenian, Պաղկացի, լիճ, paghkatsi, lich, meaning, cold, lake, large, freshwater, lake, prov. Lake Cildir Turkish Cildir Golu Georgian ჩრდილი ჩრდილის ტბა Crdilis tba meaning lake of shadows Armenian Ծովակ Հիւսիսոյ Tsovak Hyusiso meaning small sea of the north Armenian Պաղկացի լիճ Paghkatsi lich meaning cold lake 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 Cildir 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 The lake freezes over in the winter Lake CildirLake seen from space false color Lake CildirLocationCildir Ardahan ProvinceCoordinates41 02 33 N 43 15 19 E 41 0425 N 43 2552778 E 41 0425 43 2552778TypeFreshwaterBasin countriesTurkeySurface 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 agriculture due to harsh conditions 2 History editIts 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 Akcakale where archaeological remains are preserved 4 Gallery edit nbsp An horse in lake Cildir nbsp Landscape near lake Cildir nbsp Equestrian sled in lake Cildir nbsp Plants near lake CildirReferences edit Lake Cildir at BirdLife International Geography of lake Cildir Retrieved October 15 2023 G A Melikishvili Urartskie klinoobraznye nadpisi Moskva Izdatelstvo AN SSSR 1960 Nr 127 Friedrich Wilhelm Konig Handbuch der chaldischen Inschriften Archiv fur Orientforschung Beiheft 8 Graz 1955 Nr 80 Leri Tavadze Tetrtsikhe Fortress and Tower in Proceedings Institute of Georgian History Vol 14 Nº 14 2018 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lake Cildir nbsp This geographical article about a location in Ardahan Province Turkey is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lake Cildir amp oldid 1215119414, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
