Manyas Gölü
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| Geographical location | Balikesir Province ( Turkey ) |
| Tributaries | Manyas Çayı |
| Drain | Manyas Çayı |
| Location close to the shore | Bandırma , Manyas |
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| Coordinates | 40 ° 12 '11 " N , 27 ° 56' 54" E |
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| Altitude above sea level | 15th |
| surface | 166 km² |
| width | 11 km |
| Maximum depth | 4 m |
The Manyas Gölü (German: "Lake of Manyas"), also called Aphnitis Limne , Manyas Kuş Gölü or Kuş Gölü ("Bird Lake") (ancient name Daskylitis Lake or Μιλητουπολῖτις λίμνη , Miletopolitis lacus , Lake of Miletopolis ), is an inland lake in the Turkish province of Balıkesir .
It has a size of 176 km², a width of 11 km and is a maximum of 4 m deep. Its Turkmen name means "not so deep". In winter, numerous water birds can be found on the lake, e.g. B. ducks , swans , cormorants and pelicans . Fishing is possible with a concession. The diversity of water birds and fish is endangered because of industrial pollution of the lake.
Another danger is avian influenza ("bird flu"). In 2005, the first birds in Kızıksa village were hit by the H5N1 bird flu . The A / H5N1 virus was confirmed on October 13, 2005; the EU issued an import ban on poultry.
The zoologists Leonore and Curt Kosswig identified the lake as a bird paradise in 1938 . On their initiative, an observation station was set up in 1952. In 1959 the Kuş Cenneti Milli Parkı (National Park Bird Paradise) was founded, expanded in 1975 and extended to the entire lake in 1977. However, this protection could not prevent a considerable amount of poison from the industry in the area: Today the former bird paradise hardly exists.
Nearby is Daskyleion , an ancient settlement dating back to 700 BC. BC, which was inhabited until the Byzantine period. An ethnically mixed population of Pomaks , Cossacks and Kabardians has settled in the villages around the lake , who mainly fish.