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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A highly saline lake located west of Tuz lake (site 072) and surrounded by arid hills and dry steppe-grasslands. The lake is fed by surface flow with additional inputs from sulphurous springs in the north and a channel that brings drainage water from Konya city. Economic activities include salt extraction.
The site is important for a range of breeding waterbirds.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The nutrient-rich inflow from the Konya drain is causing the salt-tolerant vegetation at the southern end of the lake to be replaced by freshwater marsh vegetation. The lake's hydrology is managed to suit industrial needs, and this, along with possible pollution from industrial processes, may have a negative effect on the lake's ecology.
National High
International None1,150 ha of IBA covered by SÝT (Bolluk Gölü, 1,150 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bolluk Lake (Türkiye). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bolluk-lake-iba-türkiye on 23/12/2024.
