Wan [Lake] - Wan

Japanese: ワン[湖] - ワン
Wan [Lake] - Wan
Lake Van is a lake in eastern Turkey, near the Iranian border. It is roughly rectangular, with an area of ​​3,713 km2 . The lake surface is 1,720 m above sea level. There is no outlet. It contains a lot of salt, and the salt extracted from it is used as a detergent. The southern shore faces a high mountain range, and on the southeastern shore is the town of Van, where Armenian culture once flourished.
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Japanese:
バン湖とも。トルコ東部,イラン国境に近い湖。ほぼ長方形で面積3713km2。湖面標高1720m。流出口はない。塩分を多量に含み,ここでとれる塩は洗剤として用いられる。南岸は高い山脈に面し,南東岸にはかつてアルメニア文化の栄えたワンの町がある。
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