The nature park on the shore of Lake Hazar was declared in July 2011 and takes its name from the lake. It is 22 kilometres from the centre of Elazığ and five from Sivrice, within the bounds of Güney village, and it covers 22.51 hectares.
It is laid out for day visitors and also has units for overnight stays; capacity is given as 3,000 visitors, 700 vehicles and 120 tents. The trees are pine and broadleaf together - black pine, cedar and Scots pine among the conifers, plane, acacia, almond, maple and ash among the rest. From Elazığ take the Diyarbakır road and turn off to the left before the Sivrice junction; from Sivrice, follow the same road and take the right turn after leaving the town.
The lake the park is named after is tectonic in origin and lies twenty-six kilometres south-east of Elazığ, with Hazarbaba mountain to the south and the Mastar range shutting it off from the Uluova plain. It sits at 1,250 metres, runs some twenty-two kilometres long and five to six across, covers eighty-six square kilometres and reaches two hundred to two hundred and fifty metres deep. Its shore is built up with institutional holiday camps, resorts and second homes, and the water is clear.
- Designated
- 11.07.2011
Entry fee
- Black Sea group 3 · category 1 · Per person
- 65 ₺
Visiting hours
- Visiting hours
- 08:00 - 23:00
When to go
- Climate
- Across Elazığ as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from -0.7 °C in January to 27.2 °C in July; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June and September; rainfall is heaviest in April (63 mm) and lightest in August (2 mm). Long-term means for 1938-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
