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Lake_Suğla Latitude and Longitude:

37°20′15″N 32°01′56″E / 37.3375°N 32.0322222°E / 37.3375; 32.0322222
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Lake Suğla
Lake Suğla is located in Turkey
Lake Suğla
Lake Suğla
Location Konya Province
Coordinates 37°20′15″N 32°01′56″E / 37.3375°N 32.0322222°E / 37.3375; 32.0322222
Basin countriesTurkey
Surface area25–80 km2 (9.7–30.9 sq mi)

Lake Suğla ( Turkish: Suğla Gölü; anciently Trogitis, Ancient Greek: Τρωγῖτις) [1] is a large lake in Konya Province, southwestern part of Turkey. It is located at around 37°20′15″N 32°01′56″E / 37.3375°N 32.0322222°E / 37.3375; 32.0322222. It has an area of 25–80 km2. The water level in the lake fluctuates. Lake Suğla is also an important wetland site for birds. In Graeco-Roman antiquity it was considered part of ancient Lycaonia. [2]

References

  1. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 65, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN  978-0-691-03169-9.
  2. ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xii. p. 568. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.