Çıldır Gölü Park, Arpaçay, Kars, Turkey
Çildir Lake, Ardahan and Kars province, the lake is the largest freshwater and the second largest lake of the Eastern Anatolia Region with an area of 123 km2. The deepest point of the lake, which is 1959 meters above sea level, is 42 meters. Çıldır Lake is a natural set lake which is brought together by a lava flow and a rubble bough. The only outlet of the lake, which is nourished by many streams and springs, is the Telek Stream, which is Arpaçay line located on the Armenian border in the north west. The biggest one is the one near the ruins of Akçakale. Very little plant growth has developed around the lake, but intensive livestock farming is taking place in the grassland surrounding the lake.
The fishery, which can be done during the four seasons of the year, is an important source of economic income for the local people. Fishing in the sky is an important human activity and in the winter, the thick ice sheet breaks in the ice holding lake and fishes are caught. The most important fish species caught in the sky (mirrored) Carp (Cyprinus carpio). However, in arid seasons, the lake level is rapidly withdrawn and the reeds required for the rearing of species such as carp are shrinking. However, many fishermen do not obey the prohibitions and uncontrolled hunting affects fish stocks negatively.
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