THE GEOGRAPHY O F LAKE TORTUM DISTRICT (NORTH - EASTERN ANATOLIA)

Volume: 4 Number: 1 June 1, 1988
  • İbrahim Atalay
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THE GEOGRAPHY O F LAKE TORTUM DISTRICT (NORTH - EASTERN ANATOLIA)

Abstract

The lake Tortum, which was formed due to landslide and its immediate surroundings, is most striking area in terms o f both physical and human geography o f Turkey, Indeed the area, which found within Mescit-Ala Mountain ranges o f the northern Anatolian orogenic belt, is located in the Tortum district the Erzurum province (vilayet). The lenght or dammed lake is about 7900 m„ its width vary between 550 and 1700 m and its height is about 1010 m and the maximum depth is nearly 90-95 m. 

The area deeply dissected by the Tortum stream and its main tributaries, very rugged terrains, the villages which were settled along the valley bottoms and edges, the temporary settlements ranging at the height o f 1050 and 2200 m., and the economic system depending upon agriculture and animal husbandry and insufficient arable lands form the main characters or properties o f the study area. 

In this article, the main physical and human geography o f the mentioned area will be summarized.

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İbrahim Atalay This is me

Publication Date

June 1, 1988

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July 13, 2015

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Year 1988 Volume: 4 Number: 1

APA
Atalay, İ. (1988). THE GEOGRAPHY O F LAKE TORTUM DISTRICT (NORTH - EASTERN ANATOLIA). Ege Coğrafya Dergisi, 4(1). https://izlik.org/JA43HK87HS
AMA
1.Atalay İ. THE GEOGRAPHY O F LAKE TORTUM DISTRICT (NORTH - EASTERN ANATOLIA). Ege Coğrafya Dergisi. 1988;4(1). https://izlik.org/JA43HK87HS
Chicago
Atalay, İbrahim. 1988. “THE GEOGRAPHY O F LAKE TORTUM DISTRICT (NORTH - EASTERN ANATOLIA)”. Ege Coğrafya Dergisi 4 (1). https://izlik.org/JA43HK87HS.
EndNote
Atalay İ (June 1, 1988) THE GEOGRAPHY O F LAKE TORTUM DISTRICT (NORTH - EASTERN ANATOLIA). Ege Coğrafya Dergisi 4 1
IEEE
[1]İ. Atalay, “THE GEOGRAPHY O F LAKE TORTUM DISTRICT (NORTH - EASTERN ANATOLIA)”, Ege Coğrafya Dergisi, vol. 4, no. 1, June 1988, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA43HK87HS
ISNAD
Atalay, İbrahim. “THE GEOGRAPHY O F LAKE TORTUM DISTRICT (NORTH - EASTERN ANATOLIA)”. Ege Coğrafya Dergisi 4/1 (June 1, 1988). https://izlik.org/JA43HK87HS.
JAMA
1.Atalay İ. THE GEOGRAPHY O F LAKE TORTUM DISTRICT (NORTH - EASTERN ANATOLIA). Ege Coğrafya Dergisi. 1988;4. Available at https://izlik.org/JA43HK87HS.
MLA
Atalay, İbrahim. “THE GEOGRAPHY O F LAKE TORTUM DISTRICT (NORTH - EASTERN ANATOLIA)”. Ege Coğrafya Dergisi, vol. 4, no. 1, June 1988, https://izlik.org/JA43HK87HS.
Vancouver
1.İbrahim Atalay. THE GEOGRAPHY O F LAKE TORTUM DISTRICT (NORTH - EASTERN ANATOLIA). Ege Coğrafya Dergisi [Internet]. 1988 Jun. 1;4(1). Available from: https://izlik.org/JA43HK87HS