Lake Tuz
endorheic basin
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Summary
Lake Tuz is an endorheic lake[1]. It draws 1,752 Wikipedia views per month (endorheic lake category, ranking #13 of 19).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Konya Province[3], Ankara Province[4], Aksaray Province[5]
- Country: Turkey[6]
- Instance of: hypersaline lake[7]
- Basin country: Turkey[8]
- Commons category: Lake Tuz[9]
- Coordinate location: 38.833333333333336, 33.333333333333336[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lake Tuz[11]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[12]
- Heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site[13], Important Bird Area[14]
- Has characteristic: tourist attraction[15]
- Native label: Tuz Gölü[16]
- Different from: Alatopetra[17], Gökçeada Lagoon[18], Tuz Gölü[19]
- Length: 80[20]
- Elevation above sea level: 905[21]
- Area: 1500[22]
- Width: 50[23]
- World Heritage criteria: (vii)[24], (viii)[25], (x)[26]
- Vertical depth: 2[27]
Why It Matters
Lake Tuz has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]