Lake Haçlı, also known as Lake Bulanık, is a fresh-water lake in
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. The lake is to the south of
Bulanık district of
Muş
Muş (; ; ) is a city in eastern Turkey. It is the seat of Muş Province and Muş District.[İl Beled ...]
Province. Its distance to Bulanık is .
It is situated on a high plateau of
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It got her name from the Haçlı village in the south. The word Haçlı means Cross in Turkish. There are fertile grasslands around the lake.
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History
Geology and geography
The lake is fed by more than 10 small streams, the vast majority of which descend as snow water from the Bilican Mountains in spring.
Fauna
Gadwall
The gadwall (''Mareca strepera'') is a common and widespread dabbling duck in the family Anatidae.
Taxonomy
The gadwall was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. DNA studies have shown th ...
, ruddy shelduck
The ruddy shelduck (''Tadorna ferruginea''), known in India as the Brahminy duck, is a bird species in the family Anatidae. It is a distinctive waterfowl, in length with a wingspan of . It has orange-brown body plumage with a paler head, whil ...
, demoiselle crane
The demoiselle crane (''Grus virgo'') is a species of crane found in central Eurosiberia, ranging from the Black Sea to Mongolia and Northeast China. There is also a small breeding population in Turkey. These cranes are migratory birds. Birds f ...
are among the bird population of the lake. Animal husbandry is one of the major economic activities around the lake. Fishing is only of minor importance.
See also
* Lake Nazik
References
{{Lakes of Turkey
Hacli
Landforms of Muş Province
Bulancak District
Important Bird Areas of Turkey