Turtle Lake (Tbilisi)
lake near Tbilisi, Georgia
Turtle Lake is a direct English translation of Kus Tba (Georgian: კუს ტბა, romanized: k'us t'ba), a small lake at the outskirts of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. The other, less frequently used name of this lake is K'ork'i (ქორქის ტბა).
Overview
Turtle Lake - or Kork Lake - is a lake in Georgia, in the city of Tbilisi. It is located southwest of the city center, on the northern slope of the Mtatsminda ridge, at an altitude of 686.7 m above sea level. Surface area 0.034 km, basin area 0.4 km, maximum depth 2.6 m, average depth 1.7 m. The length of the lake is 180 m and the width is 50 m. Placed in a small pan, it was formed by exotectonics - mainly as a result of landslide rocks.
Water from the Varaziskhevi river flows into the lake. In addition, Turtle Lake is fed by rain and groundwater. It is poor in fish.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Turtle Lake (Tbilisi)” is lake near Tbilisi, Georgia. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Turtle, Lake and Tbilisi, not as a finished interpretation.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1474801. Authority coordinates are 41.700, 44.754. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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