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Desert Lake and Çalıkdüzü form a small, closed basin located in the south of Ankara province. Desert Lake is a shallow and salty lake, which has a brackish water, located at the southern end of the Çalıkdüzü Basin. It dries in summer to a great extent. On the northern and southern boundaries of the lake, there are saline areas, wet meadows, and juncus beds.