Lake Çavuşçu

Lake Çavuşçu (also known as Lake Ilgın) is a fresh water lake in Turkey

The lake is situated in Ilgın ilçe (district) of Konya Province at 38°20′36″N 31°52′39″E. Its elevation with respect to sea level is about 1,110 metres (3,640 ft). Its surface area is 3,123 hectares (7,720 acres).

The lake is fed by Battal and Çebişli creeks.

Fauna

The birds of the lake are the following: Moustached warbler, whiskered tern, black tern, common tern, stork, red-crested pochard, greylag goose.

Among the fishes of the lake cobitis turcica is an endemic species of Turkey.

Key facts

Type: lake
Area: 27 km²
Elevation: 1,026 m
Heritage status: Important Bird Area

Facts from Wikidata.

Coordinates: 38.345800, 31.876800Open in Google Maps

Nearby places

Yalburt

Yalburt (Turkish Yalburt Yaylası) denotes a grazing area, named after a former settlement, near the villages Dereköy and Çobankaya in the district of Ilgın of the Turkish…

Doğanhisar Mosque

Doğanhisar Ulu Camii is a mosque located in the district of Doğanhisar in Konya Province, Turkey. According to the inscription above its door, it was built in 1548.

Sources

The text on this page comes from: Lake Çavuşçu (en.wikipedia.org), as of 27 July 2026

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