Lake Hazar
| Lake Hazar | |
|---|---|
Lake Hazar and pine trees | |
| Location | Taurus Mountains |
| Coordinates | 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; Kurdish: Gola Hezarê; Armenian: Ծովք լիճ, romanized: Covk‘ lič) is a rift lake in the Taurus Mountains, 22 km southeast of Elazığ, notable as the source of the Tigris. Formerly known as Lake Geoljuk, the lake was used as an execution site during the Armenian genocide.