Lake Nemrut
| Lake Nemrut | |
|---|---|
| Nemrut Caldera (Nemrut Kalderası) | |
| Nemrut Gölü (Turkish) | |
The lake viewed from the caldera rim | |
| Location | Tatvan, Bitlis Province, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 38°38′16″N 42°14′19″E / 38.63778°N 42.23861°E |
| Lake type | Crater |
| Basin countries | Turkey |
| Max. length | 4.9 km (3.0 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
| Surface area | 12.36 km2 (4.77 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Max. depth | 176 m (577 ft) |
| Water volume | 1.73 km3 (0.42 cu mi) |
| Surface elevation | 2,247 m (7,372 ft) |
| References | |
| Official name | Nemrut Caldera |
| Designated | 17 April 2013 |
| Reference no. | 2145 |
Lake Nemrut (Turkish: Nemrut Gölü; Armenian: Նեմրութ, Kurdish: Gola Nemrûdê) is a freshwater crater lake in Bitlis Province, eastern Turkey. It is part of Nemrut Caldera (Turkish: Nemrut Kalderası), a volcanic caldera atop Volcano Nemrut.
The government of Turkey has named as its 14th Wetland of International Importance the Nemrut Caldera (4,589 hectares). With its structural morphology that is unique in Turkey, the site qualifies for the Ramsar List under Criterion 1 on "representative, rare, or unique examples of a natural or near-natural wetland type found within the appropriate biogeographic region".