Lake Arin

Water type: Natural lake
Basin: Lake Van -> Planet Earth
Continent:
Asia
Climate:
Subtropical
Country:
Turkey
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 of only 1 kilometre width.
The area of the lake is about 13 square kilometres. Gadwall, red-crested pochard and ruddy duck are among the birds of the lake.