Lake Van (Van Gölü) – a saline soda lake, the largest one in eastern Turkey (with the area of 3,755 km2 and a shore 430 km long), one of the world’s largest endorheic lakes (with no outlet). The lake is a source of sodium carbonate and other salts (extracted by evaporation are used as detergents). There is a train ferry service across the lake (Tatvan-Van).

Mount Süphan (Süphan Dağı) is a composite volcano, second highest (4,058 m) in Turkey, located north of Lake Van.

Turna Lake, Erçek Lake, Van Lake

Turna Lake

Erçek Lake

Van (city)

Van Lake

Van Lake, Turkey

Van Lake

Van Lake

Mount Süphan and Van Lake

Van Lake

Mount Süphan

Mount Süphan

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