Qalghanlu
Lake Qalghanlu is the smallest natural lake in Iranian Azerbaijan. The lake is between the Khan Kandi village of Germi and the Azerbaijani border, and west of the southern portion of the Caspian Sea.- Type: Lake (intermittent)
- Description: lake in Germi County, Iran
- Also known as: “قالقانلو”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tulun.
Qalghanlu
- Category: body of water
- Location: Ardabil Province, Iran, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.9211° or 38° 55′ 16″ north
Longitude
48.0598° or 48° 3′ 35″ east
Elevation
1,760 metres (5,774 feet)
Open location code
8HCCW3C5+CW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
OpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent=yes
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Serbo-Croatian—“Qalghanlu” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Qalqanlı gölü”
- Central Kurdish: “قەڵخانلو”
- Croatian: “Kalkanlu”
- Hungarian: “Csalgánlu-tó”
- Hungarian: “Kálgánlu-tó”
- Persian: “دریاچه طبیعی قالغانلو”
- Persian: “قالغانلو”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Kalkanlu”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: khankandi and عزیزلو.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Qalghanlu and KHAN KANDI MOSQUE.
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