Nemrut Crater Lake

mount Nemrut is an impressive place, not just for its height, but also for its unique structural geomorphology. Still believed to be active, the volcanic mountain is home to beautiful scenery centered on an impressive volcanic caldera.

Mt. Nemrut is near Tatvan, a small town in the eastern Anatolian province of Bitlis. The mountain rises from the southwestern shore of Lake Van, and enters the district of Ahlat to the north.

It is 3050 metres high and its elliptic caldera has a diameter of about 7x8 km. The western part of the caldera contains a large coldwater crater lake about 155 metres deep. There is also a small warm lake whose temperature reaches 60°C, providing evidence of continuing volcanic activity.