Konya Closed Basin |
Samsam Lake
City: Konya Provinces: Kulu Surface Area: 830 Altitude: 980 m Protection: Yes Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status with kiliçgaga (max. 616). Main Characteristics: light salty lake Kozanli Gokgol
City: Konya Provinces: Kulu Surface Area: 650 Altitude: 925 m Protection: Yes Bird Species: Dikkuyruk (10 pairs) and küçük kerkenez (10 pairs in Kozanli town) reproduce. Main Characteristics: sweet water lake, swamp Kulu Lake
City: Konya Provinces: Kulu Surface Area: 860 Altitude: 950 m Protection: Yes Bird Species: It hosts yaz ördegi (3 pairs), Macar ördegi (20 pairs), paspas patka (10 pairs), dikkuyruk (30 pairs), kilicgaga (250 pairs), büyük cilibit, Akdeniz martisi (400 pairs) and gülen sumru. There are kara boyunlu batagan (max. 2055), angit(max. 10.000), dikkuyruk (max. 319), uzunbacak (max. 4000), kiliçgaga (max. 1000) and akça cilibit (max. 300). Sometimes sakarca (max. 9718) can be seen. Main Characteristics: light salty lake Eregli Reed Bed
City: Konya, Karaman Provinces: Eregli, Karapinar, Ayranci Surface Area : 37000 Altitude: 998 m Protection: partially Bird Species: Küçük karabatak (600 pairs), ak pelikan (23 pairs), tepeli pelikan (düzensiz olarak reproduce), alaca balikçil (30 pairs), erguvani balikçil (50 pairs), çeltikçi (50 pairs), kasikçi (20 pairs), flamingo (300 pairs), boz ördek (20 pairs), yaz ördegi (5 pairs), Macar ördegi (500 pairs), paspas patka (10 pairs), dikkuyruk (50 pairs), küçük kerkenez (20 pairs), kiliçgaga (75 pairs), bataklikkirlangici(50 pairs), büyük cilibit, mahmuzlu kizkusu (20 pairs) and küçük sumru (60 pairs) are reproducing with important numbers. Main Characteristics: sweet water swamp, steppe Karapinar Plains
City: Konya Provinces: Karapinar, Emirgazi Surface Area : 15200 Altitude: 960 m Protection: Yes Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status due to büyük cilibit population and important numbers present during winter sakarca (max. 14.000) and angit (max. 900). Main Characteristics: light salty lake, salty swamp Esmekaya Reed Bed
City: Aksaray Provinces: Aksaray Merkez, Eskil Surface Area : 11250 Altitude: 845 m Protection: Yes Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status with macar ördegi (30 pairs), çayir delicesi (15 pairs), küçük kerkenez (12 pairs) and mahmuzlu kizkusu (10 pairs) population. There are important numbers of water birds during winter (max. 21.327), leading by sakarca (max. 19.400). Leylek (max. 9550) and bataklik kirlangici (max. 150) can be seen during immigration. Main Characteristics: sweet and salty lakes, swamp Beysehir Lake
City: Konya, Isparta Provinces: Beysehir, Hüyük, Yenisarbademli, Sarkikaraagaç Surface Area : 73000 Altitude : 1123 m Protection: Yes Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status with important number wintering water birds (max. 213.824), including macar ördegi (max.603), elmabas patka (max. 47.883) and sakarmeke (max. 163.378). Main Characteristics: sweet water lake Sugla Lake
City: Konya Provinces: Seydisehir, Yalihüyük Surface Area : 16500 Altitude : 1095 m Protection: N/A Main Characteristics: sweet water lake Hotamis Reed Bed
City: Konya Provinces: Cumra, Karapinar Surface Area : 16500 Altitude: 999 m Protection: partially Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status with küçük karabatak (25 pairs), küçük balaban (30 pairs), alaca balikçil (50 pairs), çeltikçi (75 pairs), yaz ördegi (20 pairs), Macar ördegi (30 pairs), dikkuyruk (40 pairs), bataklik Kirlangici (100 pairs), büyük cilibit and mahmuzlu kizkusu (40 pairs) populations. Also there are pasbas patka (max. 89), dikkuyruk (max. 354) and uzunbacak. Main Characteristics: sweet water swamp, small salt lake Bolluk Lake
City: Konya Provinces: Cihanbeyli Surface Area : 1150 Altitude: 925 m Protection: Yes Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status with kasikçi (30 pairs), kiliçgaga (55 pairs), Akdeniz martisi (2250 pairs) and gülen sumru (400 pairs) populations. Main Characteristics: salt lake, salt pans Tersakan Lake
City: Konya Provinces: Cihanbeyli Surface Area : 6400 Altitude: 920 m Protection: Yes Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status with kiliçgaga population. During winter, there are important numbers of water birds (max. 20.841), leading sakarca (max. 14.700). Main Characteristics: salt lake, salt pans Salt Lake
City: Konya, Aksaray, Ankara Provinces: Konya, Aksaray, Ankara Surface Area : 260000 Altitude: 905 m Protection: Yes Bird Species: Biggest flamingo colony of our country lives here. During the aerial counting performed on 1992, it is determined that colony includes 14.000 pairs of flamingo. Küçük kerkenez is specie, which widely reproduces within villages surrounding lake. Kiliçgaga and büyük cilibit is also breeding. During winter sakarca (max. 12500) can be seen. Main Characteristics: salt lake, steppe |