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List of lakes of Armenia

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This is a list of lakes of Armenia. Lake Sevan, in Gegharkunik Province, is the largest body of water in Armenia and the entire Caucasus region.[1]

Armenia has one very large lake called Lake Sevan and more than 100 small mountain lakes. None of them, except Sevan and Lake Arpi, have yet been extensively studied. The water resources of the lakes amount to about 39,300,000,000 cubic metres (5.14×1010 cu yd), Sevan holding most of this, nearly 39,000,000,000 cubic metres (5.1×1010 cu yd) (before the drainage it had almost 58,000,000,000 cubic metres (7.6×1010 cu yd)).

Within the country's capital, Yerevan, it is possible to find small lakes, often in amusement parks.

List

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Name Area (km2) Province
Lake Sevan
Սևանա լիճ, Sevana lich
1,264 Gegharkunik
Lake Arpi
Արփի լիճ, Arp’i lich
220 Shirak
Akhurian Reservoir
Ախուրյանի ջրամբար, Akhuryani jrambar
54 Shirak; Kars (Turkey)
Spandaryan Reservoir
Սպանդարյանի ջրամբար, Spandaryani jrambar
10.8 Syunik
Yerevan Lake
Երևանյան լիճ, Yerevanyan lich
0.65 Yerevan
Lake Akna
Ակնա, Akna
0.5 Kotayk
Lake Kari
Քարի լիճ, K’ari lich
0.3 Aragatsotn
Lake Ayger
Այղր, Ayghr
0.16 Armavir
Lake Lessing
Լեսինգ, Lesing
0.09 Aragatsotn
Lake Parz
Պարզ լիճ, Parz lich
0.03 Tavush
Lake Gosh
Գոշ լիճ, Gosh lich
0.03

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Babayan, Araik; Hakobyan, Susanna; Jenderedjian, Karen; Muradyan, Siranush; Voskanov, Mikhail (2006). "Lake Sevan: Experience and Lessons Learned Brief" (PDF). ilec.or.jp. International Lake Environment Committee Foundation. p. 347. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2012.