Lake Arpi
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Lake Arpi located at an altitude of 2,023 m and is located in the Shirak Province of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

, evolved in the 1950s from the small Lake Arpi. Fed by thaws and four streams, it is the source of the Akhurian River
Akhurian River
The Akhurian, Akhuriyan, Akhuryan or Akhouryan is a river in the South Caucasus. It originates in Armenia and flows from Lake Tseli south, along the border with Turkey, forming part of the geographic border between the two states, until it flows into the Aras River as a left tributary near Bagaran...

. More than 100 species of birds have been observed around Lake Arpi.
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