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corps close to Göygöl. The lake is a major tourist attraction during the spring and summer seasons. In 2009, more than 4500 tourists have visited Goygol. Among the tourists, many are German nationals. In the vicinity of Göygöl, there are settlements once populated by ethnic
Germans, many monuments of
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was renamed after the Göygöl Lake on 25 April 2008. The city founded as
Helenendorf by the first German settlers in Azerbaijan in 1819 and with a considerable German minority until 1941 had been renamed to Khanlar in 1938. In 1941, German settlers were relocated by Soviet authorities to Kazakhstan
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among them. It is situated at 1,556 meters above the sea level. The complete length reaches 6,460 meters. The depth of the lake is 93 meters. Due to the pureness of the water, one can see underwater life clearly 8–10 meters below the surface. The lake fauna is very rich. The Göygöl
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has evolved from the river trout since the natural creation of the lake. The Göygöl area is known for dry winters and mild to warm summers. Rainfalls range from 600 to 900 mm. There is an
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91:40°24′32.8″N
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840:Mingachevir
825:Jeyranbatan
682:Shamkirchay
625:Khachinchay
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81:Coordinates
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912:Categories
860:Vileshchay
835:Khudafarin
820:Giz Galasi
802:Reservoirs
782:Masazirgol
702:Turağayçay
692:Ağdabançay
645:Pirsaatçay
595:Bolgarchay
585:Astarachay
314:References
218:Azerbaijan
180:Max. depth
156:Max. width
138:Azerbaijan
777:Maral-gol
767:Hajikabul
757:Boyukshor
709:Türyançay
687:Tərtərçay
660:Qarqarçay
640:Kurekchay
590:Bargushad
405:Azer News
268:in 2008.
211:Blue Lake
865:Yenikend
752:Bulbula
742:Ajinohur
610:Garachay
600:Cəhriçay
503:Archived
462:Archived
433:26 April
409:Archived
382:Archived
330:Archived
300:Lutheran
282:Zelilgöl
278:Maralgol
222:Murovdag
855:Varvara
850:Shamkir
845:Sarsang
787:Mehman
772:Jandari
650:Qabırlı
570:Ağstafa
358:Доклады
286:Qaragöl
254:Khanlar
236:History
228:in the
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762:Göygöl
747:Alagöl
697:Levçay
665:Qudyal
630:Khrami
620:Hakari
562:Rivers
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68:Göygöl
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729:Lakes
714:Viləş
670:Samur
655:Qanıx
364:(1).
291:Trout
226:Ganja
132:Basin
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719:Oxçu
580:Arpa
575:Araz
435:2008
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