{"id":33448,"date":"2016-06-16T18:35:53","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T14:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.armgeo.am\/armenian-lake\/"},"modified":"2021-02-26T12:53:04","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T08:53:04","slug":"armenian-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.armgeo.am\/en\/armenian-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakes of Armenia"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Republic of Armenia is distinguished by the genetic diversity of its lakes, which is conditioned by the geological development of the area. There are about 100 lakes and ponds in the Territory of Armenia all of which are freshwater. The lakes vary by their genesis. The area is rich in lakes of glacial (Qar, Lesing), volcanic (Lake Akna) and landslide (Lake Parz) origin. In the Armenian highland there is a type of lakes that you will not find anywhere else in the Middle East – a crater lake. Our mountains have volcanic peaks which craters are filled with water. These lakes are preserved year round. In the list of \u201cLakes of Armenia\u201d we included only natural lakes, or lakes of natural origin, which later turned into reservoirs.<\/p>\n

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Lakes of Armenia attract with their beauty and purity of water, but the bottom of some lakes is covered with silt and it is unsafe to swim in these lakes. For example, it is better not to swim in lake Gosh or in crater lake Armaghan. Their bottom is covered with a thick layer of silt, which is invisible at first sight.<\/p>\n

Remember that you can swim only in natural lakes. It is forbidden to swim in lakes that have turned into reservoirs.<\/p>\n

Also remember that in a crater lake of Azhdahak it is forbidden NOT to swim.<\/p>\n\n