Van Basin |
Nemrut Lake
City: Bitlis Provinces: Tatvan, Güroymak Surface Area : 4500 Altitude : 2247 m Protection: N/A Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status with kadife ördek (max. 20 pairs) and kaya kartali (1 pair). Main Characteristics: sweet water lake, mountain SodaligolCity: Bitlis Provinces: Adilcevaz Surface Area : 1500 Altitude : 1650 m Protection: N/A Bird Species: Boz ördek (10 pairs), Macar ördegi (30 pairs) are dikkuyruk (30 pairs) most important ones reproducing within the region. Main Characteristics: salt lake Ercek Lake
City: Van Provinces: Van Merkez Surface Area : 9520 Altitude : 1803 m Protection: N/A Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status with kiliçgaga (50 pairs) and büyük cilibit. Important numbers of kara boyunlu batagan (max. 4430) and angyt (max. 5600) can be observed. Main Characteristics: salt lake Van Lake
City: Van, Bitlis Provinces: Van Merkez, Edremit, Gevas, Tatvan, Ahlat, Adilcevaz, Erçis, Muradiye Surface Area : 390.000 Protection: partially Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status due to Van Reed bed breeding yaz ördegi (5 pairs), Sodaligöl's (important bird areas status no. 94) just east present peninsula reproducing toy (during reproduction period max. 32 individual) as well as Ahtamar Island (80 pairs), Çarpanak Island (500 pairs) and probably other areas breeding Van Lake martisi (max. 3285 individual). Ak kanatli sumru can be seen during immigration period. Main Characteristics: salt lake, islands |