![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Hazar_G%25C3%25B6l%25C3%25BC_ve_%25C3%25A7am_a%25C4%259Fa%25C3%25A7lar%25C4%25B1.jpg/640px-Hazar_G%25C3%25B6l%25C3%25BC_ve_%25C3%25A7am_a%25C4%259Fa%25C3%25A7lar%25C4%25B1.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Lake Hazar
Rift lake in the Taurus Mountains, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lake Hazar (Turkish: Hazar Gölü; 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. It was formerly known as Lake Geoljuk.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Hazar_G%C3%B6l%C3%BC_hazar_Baba_kayak_merkezinden_g%C3%B6r%C3%BCn%C3%BCm%C3%BC.jpg/640px-Hazar_G%C3%B6l%C3%BC_hazar_Baba_kayak_merkezinden_g%C3%B6r%C3%BCn%C3%BCm%C3%BC.jpg)
![]() | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Turkish. (July 2017) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...
Lake Hazar | |
---|---|
![]() Lake Hazar and pine trees | |
Location | Taurus Mountains |
Coordinates | 38°29′N 39°25′E |
Lake type | Rift Lake |
Primary outflows | Tigris |
Basin countries | Turkey |
Max. length | 22 km (14 mi) |
Max. width | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
Close
During the Armenian genocide the lake was used as an execution site.[1][2]