Lake Hazar
Elazığ is a city in the mountains of Eastern Anatolia, at an altitude of 1067 m and with a population of 387,072 in 2022. Although the railway and main eastern highway pass through, it's almost an island, as huge modern reservoir lakes surround it.
- Type: Lake
- Description: rift lake in the Taurus Mountains, Turkey
- Also known as: “Gola Hezar”, “Golcuk Lake”, “Hazar Golu”, “Hazar Golü”, and “Hazar Gölu”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yoncapınar and Sürek.
Yoncapınar
Village
Yoncapınar is a village in the Maden District of Elazığ Province in Turkey. Yoncapınar is situated 3½ km southeast of Lake Hazar.
Sürek
Village
Sürek is a village in the Sivrice District of Elazığ Province in Turkey. Sürek is situated 4 km south of Lake Hazar.
Cevizdere
Village
Cevizdere is a village of Elazığ District in Elazığ Province in eastern Turkey. Cevizdere is situated 6 km northwest of Lake Hazar.
Lake Hazar
- Categories: rift lake and body of water
- Location: Elazığ, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.48845° or 38° 29′ 18″ north
Longitude
39.40622° or 39° 24′ 22″ east
Elevation
1,239 metres (4,065 feet)
Open location code
8GCXFCQ4+9F
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Lake Hazar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة هزار”
- Armenian: “Ծովք”
- Azerbaijani: “Xəzər gölü”
- Bulgarian: “Хазар”
- Catalan: “Hazar Gölü”
- Cebuano: “Hazar Gölü”
- Chinese: “哈扎尔湖”
- Chinese: “哈扎爾湖”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره هزار”
- French: “lac Hazar”
- French: “Lac Hazar”
- Indonesian: “Danau Hazar”
- Italian: “Lago di Hazar”
- Japanese: “ハザル湖”
- Kurdish: “Gola Hezarê”
- Kurdish: “Golcik”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hazarsjøen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hazarsjøen”
- Norwegian: “Hazarsjøen”
- Persian: “دریاچه هازار”
- Polish: “Hazar”
- Russian: “Хазар (озеро)”
- Russian: “Хазар”
- Spanish: “Lago Hazar”
- Turkish: “Hazar Gölü”
- Welsh: “Llyn Hazar”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Hacıalikomu and Küçükkürdemlik.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Gölcük İstasyonu and Çelemelik Dağı.
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