Lake Nemrut

Lake Nemrut is a freshwater crater lake in , eastern Turkey. It is part of Nemrut Caldera, a volcanic caldera atop . The government of Turkey has named as its 14th Wetland of International Importance the Nemrut Caldera.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: volcanic crater lake in eastern Turkey
  • Also known as: “lac du Nemrut”, “Nemrut Golu”, “Nemrut Krater Gölü”, “Nemrut-See”, “Нимруд-гёль”, and “Озеро Немрут”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Nemrut.

Volcano
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
is a dormant volcano in Tatvan district, province, Eastern , close to .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oduncular and Serinbayır.

Village
is a village in the Güroymak District of in Turkey. is situated 7 km southwest of Lake Nemrut.

Village
is a village in the Ahlat District of in Turkey. is situated 9 km northeast of Lake Nemrut.

Lake Nemrut

Latitude
38.61818° or 38° 37′ 5″ north
Longitude
42.22102° or 42° 13′ 16″ east
Elevation
2,249 metres (7,379 feet)
Open location code
8HC4J69C+7C
Geo­Names ID
303852
Wiki­data ID
Q2988251
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Lake Nemrut” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بحيرة نمرود”
  • Armenian: “Նեմրութի լիճ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Nəmrud gölü”
  • Cebuano: “Nemrut Gölü”
  • Chinese: “內梅魯特湖”
  • Chinese: “内梅鲁特湖”
  • Chuvash: “Немрут”
  • Croatian: “Nemrut”
  • Dutch: “Nemrutmeer”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره نمرود”
  • Esperanto: “Nemrut”
  • French: “lac Nemrut”
  • French: “Lac Nemrut”
  • Italian: “Lago del Nemrut”
  • Japanese: “ネムルト湖”
  • Kurdish: “Gola Nemrûdê”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nemrutsjøen”
  • Persian: “دریاچه نمرود”
  • Russian: “Немрут”
  • Slovenian: “Nemrut”
  • Spanish: “Lago Nemrut”
  • Turkish: “Nemrut Gölü”
  • Turkmen: “Nemrut Köli”
  • Venetian: “lago del Nemrut”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Nemrut”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Sogurt and Çekmece.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Nemrut Caldera and Sekil Dağları.

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