Harku Lake

Harku Lake is a 162.9 ha on the western border of , . It has an average depth of 1.6 m and a maximum depth of 2.5 m. Lake's beach is the only lakeside beach in Tallinn.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Tallinn, Estonia
  • Also known as: Harku Jarv”, “Lake Argo”, “Lake Haabersti”, “Lake Harku”, “Ozero Kharku”, and “Ozero Kharku Yarv

Places of Interest

Highlights include Unibet Arena and Harkujärve Church.

Stadium
is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the Haabersti subdistrict of the Estonian capital, . Opened in November 2001, it is the largest multi-purpose hall in the country with around 7,200 seats but can hold up to 10,000 people.

Shopping center
Photo: Dmitry G, Public domain.
is a shopping centre in , . It is situated in Haabersti, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harkujärve and Väike-Õismäe.

Hamlet
is a village in , in northern . It has a population of 766. The village is located on the western and southwestern side of Lake Harku.

Quarter
is a subdistrict in the district of , , the capital of . It has a population of 27,481. thus housing more than 60% of Haabersti's population.

Suburb
is one of the 8 administrative districts of , the capital of . is divided into 12 subdistricts : , , , , , Õismäe, , , Tiskre, , and .

Harku Lake

Latitude
59.41455° or 59° 24′ 52″ north
Longitude
24.61658° or 24° 36′ 60″ east
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
9GF6CJ78+RJ
Geo­Names ID
592165
Wiki­data ID
Q621853
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Harku Lake” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Հարկու
  • Belarusian: Возера Харку
  • Belarusian: Харку
  • Cebuano: Harku Järv
  • Chinese: 哈尔库湖
  • Chinese: 哈爾庫湖
  • Chuvash: Харку
  • Croatian: Harku
  • Dutch: Harkumeer
  • Egyptian Arabic: بحيره هاركو
  • Estonian: Argo järv
  • Estonian: Haabersti järv
  • Estonian: Harku järv
  • Estonian: Loodijärv
  • Estonian: Loodjärv
  • Finnish: Harku järv
  • French: lac Harku
  • French: Lac Harku
  • German: Harkscher See
  • German: Harku-See
  • Hungarian: Argo-tó
  • Hungarian: Haabersti-tó
  • Hungarian: Harku-tó
  • Hungarian: Loodjärv
  • Latvian: Harku ezers
  • Lithuanian: Harku
  • Persian: دریاچه هارکو
  • Polish: Harku
  • Russian: Озеро Харку
  • Russian: Харку
  • Spanish: Lago Harku
  • Swedish: Harku järv
  • Turkish: Harku Gölü
  • Ukrainian: Харку
  • Welsh: Llyn Harku

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