Lake Tuz

Photo by Roman Bruehwiler.

Lake Tuz Special Environmental Protection Area (SEPA) is part of the Tentative list of Turkiye in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.

Lake Tuz is a large hypersaline lake. The protected area also encompasses surrounding waterbeds and some of the neighboring steppe areas. The lake is important for nesting and wintering wading birds, particularly flamingoes.

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The coordinates shown for all tentative sites were produced as a community effort. They are not official and may change on inscription.

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Full Name
Lake Tuz Special Environmental Protection Area (SEPA)
Country
Turkiye
Added
2013
Type
Natural
Categories
Natural landscape - Rivers, Wetlands and Lakes
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2013 Added to Tentative List

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Lake Tuz (T)
WHS 1997-2024