Lake Hazar | |
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Mount Hazar Baba rises above Lake Hazar, Elazig, Turkey
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Location | Taurus Mountains |
Coordinates | 38°29′N 39°25′E / 38.483°N 39.417°ECoordinates: 38°29′N 39°25′E / 38.483°N 39.417°E |
Lake type | Rift Lake |
Primary outflows | Tigris |
Basin countries | Turkey |
Max. length | 22 km (14 mi) |
Max. width | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
Lake Hazar (Turkish: Hazar Gölü, Armenian: Ծովք լիճ, Covk‘ lič), is a rift lake in the Taurus Mountains, 22 km southeast of Elazig, notable as the source of the Tigris.