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Bolluk Lake

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Bolluk Lake

Cihanbeyli, Konya

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A salt lake west of the Salt Lake where flamingos and shorebirds gather; a Key Biodiversity Area.

Safety warning

Watch with binoculars without approaching the shore so as not to disturb the birds; the lakebed can be muddy and boggy.

Its story

Bolluk Lake is a tectonic lake in the Salt Lake (Tuz Gölü) basin, considered one of its satellite lakes; its surface of about 11.5 km² contains abundant sodium sulfate. Endangered plants such as the halophytic soapwort grow in the salt steppes around it. Slender-billed gulls, Mediterranean gulls and gull-billed terns breed in the area; avocets, black-winged stilts and spoonbills are seen, and flamingos form large groups. Declared a natural protected site in 1992, the lake can dry up completely in some years because of the fall in groundwater levels.

Key facts

Area
About 11.5 km²
Protection
Natural protected site (1992), Key Biodiversity Area
Best period
Spring and autumn migrations

Trip purpose

  • Seasonal
  • Photography
  • Quiet

Location

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38.56492, 32.93913

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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolluk_G%C3%B6l%C3%BC | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Bolluk | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30636395