Kartsakhi Lake
Kartsakhi Lake, or Lake Khozapini, or Lake Aktaş, is a soda lake in the Caucasus Mountains. It sits on the international border between Georgia and Turkey. The village of Kartsakhi lies near lake northeastern bank.
It is the second largest lake in Georgia, covering an area of 26.3 or 26.6 square kilometres at an altitude of 1799 m. It is fed by a number of creeks. During the rainy season its excess water discharges to Kura River.Fauna
An important bird habitat, it holds one of the largest populations of Eurasian eagle-owl in the country, with the Dalmatian pelican and great white pelican.
