Karagöl

Karagöl is a landslide dam lake located 25 kilometres north of the Şavşat district of Artvin.

Karagöl was formed by the accumulation of water in a basin as a landslide mass detached from the slope terrain blocked the mouth of the valley. Karagöl's surface area is 5 hectares and its deepest point is 33 m, and the lake water is slightly alkaline. The lake area is located within Karagöl‑Sahara National Park.

Key facts

Type: lake
Part of: Karagöl-Sahara National Park

Facts from Wikidata.

Coordinates: 41.308230, 42.483860Open in Google Maps

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Sources

The text on this page is translated from: Karagöl (Şavşat) (tr.wikipedia.org), as of 29 August 2026

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