Tuz Lake (Aksaray İli, Ankara İli, and Konya İli, Turkey)
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Name (Latin)
Tuz Lake (Aksaray İli, Ankara İli, and Konya İli, Turkey)
Other forms of name
Lake Tuz (Aksaray İli, Ankara İli, and Konya İli, Turkey)
Palus Tattaeus (Turkey)
Tuz Gölü (Aksaray İli, Ankara İli, and Konya İli, Turkey)
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Lakes Turkey
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Wikidata:
Q211823
Library of congress:
sh2018000861
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Tony Landreau Collection on Turkish Carpet Weaving and Village Life website, 7 Apr. 2018:slide AKSTUG0001.jpg (name not given; depicts Tuz Lake in Central Anatolia, Turkey)
- GEOnet, viewed 7 Apr. 2018(Tuz Gölü; lake; Turkey; first-order administrative division: Turkey (general); 38°43ʹ14ʺN, 033°22ʹ57ʺE (38.720436, 33.382543); variants: Palus Tattaeus, Lake Tuz; lists other lakes with the name Tuz Gölü in Edirne, Çanakkale, Van, Adana, and Balıkesir provinces; link to Google maps shows this Tuz Gölü in Konya, Ankara, and Aksaray provinces)
- Wikipedia, viewed 7 Apr. 2018:Lake Tuz (Lake Tuz (Turkish: Tuz Gölü, meaning Salt Lake) is the second largest lake in Turkey, is hypersaline and is located in Central Anatolia, 105 km (65 mi) northeast of Konya, 150 km (93 mi) south-southeast of Ankara and 57 km (35 mi) northwest of Aksaray)
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Lake Tuz
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Wikipedia description:
Lake Tuz (Turkish: Tuz Gölü, 'Salt Lake'), is the second largest lake in Turkey with its 1,665 km2 (643 mi2) surface area and one of the largest hypersaline lakes in the world. It is located in the Central Anatolia Region, 105 km (65 mi) northeast of Konya, 150 km (93 mi) south-southeast of Ankara and 57 km (35 mi) northwest of Aksaray. In recent years, Lake Tuz has become a hotspot for tourists. In October 2021, Lake Tuz temporarily dried up completely due to climate change and unsustainable irrigation practices.
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