Lake Arin

Lake Arin
Arin Lake
Arin Gölü (Turkish)
Lake Arin Location of Lake Arin in Turkey.
Location	Adilcevaz, Bitlis Province, East Turkey
Coordinates	38°48′35″N 42°59′20″E / 38.80972°N 42.98889°E / 38.80972; 42.98889
Lake type	soda lake
Basin countries	Turkey
Max. length	5 km (3.1 mi)
Max. width	3.33 km (2.07 mi)
Surface area	12 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Surface elevation	1,650 m (5,410 ft)
Settlements	villages of Karşıyaka, Göld��zü

Lake Arin (in Turkish: Arin Gölü; also Sodalı Göl Armenian: Արին լիճը, Kurdish: Gola Arîn) is a soda lake in Adilcevaz district of Bitlis, Turkey. The lake is to the east of Adilcevaz and separated from Lake Van, the biggest lake of Turkey by alluvial deposits ^[1] of only 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) width.

The mid point of the lake is  at 38°48′35″N 42°59′20″E / 38.80972°N 42.98889°E / 38.80972; 42.98889.^[2] The area of the lake is about 13 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi).^[1] Gadwall, red-crested pochard and ruddy duck are among the birds of the lake.^[3]