Egridir Gölü

The Lake Egridir basin lies at an altitude of 916m/3,000ft, being part of the depression zone between the western and central Taurus. With an area of 468sq.km/180sq.miles, Egridir Gölü is the fourth largest inland lake in Turkey, but with a maximum depth of only 20m/65ft. Completely encircled by mountains - Barla Dag (2,263m/7,427ft) and Karakus Dag (1,995m/6,547ft) to the west, Davraz Dag (2,635m/8,648ft) to the south, and the summits of Dedogöl Dag (2,388m/7,837ft) and Kirisli Dag (1,889m/6,199ft) to the east - the lake, its sparkling waters every shade from green to deepest blue, has the air of a huge tarn. The ancient town of Oroanda was probably situated at the north end of the lake.