Yerevan Lake

Yerevan Lake is an artificial reservoir located in the southwestern section of the Hrazdan Gorge in the capital of Armenia, sitting at an altitude of 908 meters above sea level. Constructed between 1963 and 1970 on the historical territory of the former Nor Koghb village, whose population was relocated prior to flooding, the reservoir spans an area of approximately 0.65 square kilometers. It features a total water capacity of 4.8 million cubic meters and an average depth of 8 meters, with its deepest points reaching up to 18–19 meters. Fed by the Hrazdan River, the lake is retained by an earth-fill dam reinforced with reinforced concrete lining, measuring 480 meters in length and 29 meters in height. The reservoir serves complex ecological and economic functions: it regulates the seasonal flow of the Hrazdan River, structurally moderates Yerevan's dry semi-arid climate, acts as an urban recreational zone, and serves as the source for the Echmiadzin and Parakar irrigation canals. The prominent United States Embassy complex in Armenia is situated along its northern shore. Historically, Yerevan Lake is globally recognized as the site of the tragic trolleybus accident on September 16, 1976, and the heroic rescue operation by champion finswimmer Shavarsh Karapetyan, who dove to a depth of 10 meters in freezing waters to extract dozens of trapped passengers, successfully saving 22 lives. After serving as a vibrant public beach and water sports hub during the Soviet era, the lake su

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