
Southwest
Karagöl-Sahara National Park: Mapped Highland Lake and Plateau Protected Area
Discover Artvin Province's unique landslide lake and alpine terrain.
Karagöl-Sahara National Park presents a compelling protected landscape in Artvin Province, Turkey, renowned for its dramatic landslide lake, Karagöl, and the expansive Sahara plateau. This national park provides a unique map of highland geography, featuring dense conifer forests that give way to alpine meadows at elevations around 1,800 meters. Examine the geological character, including active landslide zones and sedimentary formations, that shape this distinctive terrain and contribute to its protected ecological value within the Black Sea Region.
- Area
- 32.51 km²
- Established
- 1994
- IUCN
- II
- Relief
- Mountain















