Lake Çıldır ( tr, Çıldır Gölü, hy, Ծովակ լիճ ''Tsovak lič'', ka, ჩრდილი, ჩრდილის ტბა ''Črdilis tba'', meaning "lake of shadows"), is a large freshwater lake in
Ardahan Province in northeastern
Turkey
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. It is located at , close to the borders with Georgia and Armenia. Lake Çıldır is located at an elevation of approximately and is surrounded by a mountainous region. It has an area of and a maximum depth of about . Water from the lake is used for
irrigation
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.
References
Lake Çıldırat
BirdLife International
Cildir
Landforms of Ardahan Province
Landforms of Kars Province
Important Bird Areas of Turkey
Arpaçay District
Çıldır District
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