Fırat Basin

Erzurum Plains

City: Erzurum

Provinces: Yakutiye

Surface Area : 3300

Altitude : 1750 m

Protection: N/A

Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status due to turna (15 pairs) population as well as angıt (max. 1500) ve ak kanatlı sumru (max. 15.000), which can be seen with important numbers during immigration seasons.

Main Characteristics: sweet water lake, swamp

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Sarısu Plains

City: Ağrı

Provinces: Patnos

Surface Area : 4800

Altitude : 1850 m

Protection: N/A

Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status with turna (10 pairs) population.

Main Characteristics: sweet water swamp

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Haçlı Lake

City: Muş

Provinces: Bulanık

Surface Area : 2500

Altitude : 1600 m

Protection: N/A

Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status with kaşıkçı (10 pairs) and boz ördek (10 pairs) population.

Main Characteristics: sweet water lake

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Bulanık Plains

City: Muş

Provinces: Bulanık

Surface Area : 8000

Altitude : 1460 m

Protection: N/A

Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status with küçük karabatak (10 pairs), turna (10 pairs), gülen sumru (300 pairs) and hazar sumrusu populations.

Main Characteristics: plateau, steppe

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