With the beginning of the Van Lake Swimming Festival, which was organized by Van Municipality to advertise Anatolian tradition and enhance tourism, swimmers from throughout the nation got here to swim in Lake Van. They confirmed nice curiosity in Nemrut Cater Lake, Türkiye’s largest crater lake.
The pageant, organized to extend the curiosity of native and overseas vacationers in Lake Van and Nemrut Crater Lake, positioned at an altitude of two,800 meters (9,186 toes), continued on its fourth day on the crater lake within the Tatvan district of the japanese province of Bitlis.
While the gang swam within the crater lake, safety forces took precautions across the area.
Meanwhile, almost 200 athletes from different provinces of Türkiye got here to Van to participate within the pageant.
All members of the pageant got here collectively on the Diving School in Edremit district and dived to see the world’s largest microbialites, often known as “fairy chimneys,” positioned on the backside of Lake Van, accompanied by skilled divers.
Mehmet Nuri Bekiroğlu, head of the municipality’s Culture and Social Affairs Department, acknowledged that participation within the pageant was exceptionally excessive this 12 months.
“This year, we have increased our safety precautions. We have carried out activities to eliminate all kinds of adversities that might threaten the safety of the people. We keep expert rescue teams ready for any kind of accident. Our main goal in holding this festival is to introduce the unique beauty of Van to people both in and outside the borders of our country.”
The pageant ended on July 23 with one other swimming occasion on Akdamar Island.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
