Karagöl () is an area in

Giresun Province Giresun Province ( tr, ) is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Its adjacent provinces are Trabzon to the east, Gümüşhane to the southeast, Erzincan to the south, Sivas to the southwest, and Ordu to the west. Its license-plate cod ...

in the

Black Sea region The Black Sea Region ( tr, Karadeniz Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey. The largest city in the region is Samsun. Other big cities are Trabzon, Ordu, Tokat, Giresun, Rize, Amasya and Sinop. It is bordered by the Marmara Region to the ...

of Turkey. ''Karagöl'' is the common name for a mountain chain, its summit, a lake on it, a high plateau around it and a summer settlement in the plateau located in the southeast of Dereli district. The plateau is located near the meeting point of the provincial boundaries of Giresun, Ordu and Sivas provinces.

Etymology

Karagöl is a compound word in

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

. "Kara" means "black" and "göl" means "lake", hence "Karagöl" means "black lake" in Turkish. It appears dark blue because the lake on the Karagöl Mountains is very deep. For this reason it has been called as "Karagöl" due to the appearance of its surface color.

Mountain

Karagöl Mountains ( tr, Karagöl Dağları) is a chain of

Giresun Mountains Giresun (), formerly Cerasus (Ancient Greek: Κερασοῦς, Greek: Κερασούντα), is the provincial capital of Giresun Province in the Black Sea Region of northeastern Turkey, about west of the city of Trabzon. Etymology Giresun was ...

(''Giresun Dağları'') in the southeastern border of Dereli district of

Giresun Giresun (), formerly Cerasus (Ancient Greek: Κερασοῦς, Greek: Κερασούντα), is the provincial capital of Giresun Province in the Black Sea Region of northeastern Turkey, about west of the city of Trabzon. Etymology Giresun wa ...

. It is the second highest peak of Giresun. The Karagöl summit of this mountain chain is 3,107 meters high.

Lakes

There are several

glacial lake A glacial lake is a body of water with origins from glacier activity. They are formed when a glacier erodes the land and then melts, filling the depression created by the glacier. Formation Near the end of the last glacial period, roughly 10,0 ...

s (nearly ten) on the hills and hillsides of Karagöl Dağları.

Karagöl lake Karagöl (literally 'black lake' in Turkish) may refer to the following entities in Turkey: * Karagöl (Giresun), a region, mountain and lake in north-central Turkey * Karagöl (Toros) Karagöl is a small crater lake in the Taurus Mountains in Tu ...

giving its name to the mountain is a crater lake on Karagöl Dağları. On the lower side of the Karagöl summit there is another lake called Aygır Gölü ( Lake Aygır). On the eastern hillsides of Karagöl Dağları Bağırsak Gölü ( Bağırsak Lake) is fed by the water of

nearby Eğrikaya Obası, a summer settlement. Camlı göl ( Camli lake) is another lake on the northeastern side of Kırklar Tepesi ( Kırklar Summit) that is located on the east end of Karagöl Dağları. Kırklar summit is 3040 meters high. In the west side of this summit there is Sağrak Göl ( Sağrak Lake). There are many summer settlements such as Kanıağıl, Avşar, Giresun, Yukarı Belen and Aşağı Belen in the Sağrak valley starting below Sağrak Göl.

References

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A view of Karagöl lake
Black Sea Lakes of Turkey Mountains of Turkey Plateaus of Turkey National parks of Turkey Tourist attractions in Giresun Province Geography of Giresun Province Landforms of Giresun Province {{Giresun-geo-stub