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Alkaline lake on the border of Ethiopia and Kenya
Lake Turkana (/tɜːrˈkɑːnə, -ˈkæn-/) is a saline lake in the Kenyan Rift Valley, predominantly in northern Kenya; the far northern end crosses into Ethiopia
Lake_Turkana
Wind farm in Kenya
Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (LTWP) is a wind farm in Kenya. It is located in Loiyangalani District, in Marsabit County, approximately 545 kilometres
Lake Turkana Wind Power Station
Lake_Turkana_Wind_Power_Station
Ethnic group of Eastern Africa
The Turkana are a Nilotic people native to the Turkana County in northwest Kenya, a semi-arid climate region bordering Lake Turkana in the east, Pokot
Turkana_people
Fossil hominin skeleton
discovered in 1984 by Kamoya Kimeu on the bank of the Nariokotome River near Lake Turkana in Kenya. Estimates of the individual's age at death range from 7 to
Turkana_Boy
Group of three national parks of Kenya
Lake Turkana National Parks is a group of three national parks located around Lake Turkana in Kenya. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in
Lake_Turkana_National_Parks
Kenyan county
while Marsabit County is on the opposite (i.e. eastern) shore of Lake Turkana. Turkana's capital and largest town is Lodwar. The county had a population
Turkana_County
Kenyan archaeological site dated to 3.3 million years ago
Lomekwi is an archaeological site located on the west bank of Lake Turkana in Kenya. It is an important milestone in the history of human archaeology.
Lomekwi
Topics referred to by the same term
Turkana may refer to: Turkana people of Kenya and Ethiopia Turkana language of Kenya and Ethiopia Lake Turkana in Kenya Lake Turkana National Parks Turkana
Turkana
Series of lakes in the Rift Valley
and depth; Lake Malawi, the world's fourth-largest freshwater lake by volume; and Lake Turkana, the world's largest permanent desert lake and the world's
African_Great_Lakes
Holocene climate period during which northern Africa was wetter than today
overflow of water from Lake Suguta and Chew Bahir and upstream lakes into Lake Turkana. Volcanic and tectonic phenomena occur at Lake Turkana, but do not have
African_humid_period
Part of an intra-continental ridge system that runs through Kenya
names of these lakes are Lake Turkana, Lake Logipi, Lake Baringo, Lake Bogoria, Lake Nakuru, Lake Elmenteita, Lake Naivasha, and Lake Magadi. Of those
Great_Rift_Valley,_Kenya
Large endorheic basin mainly in Kenya and Ethiopia
endorheic Lake Turkana, a brackish soda lake with a very high ecological productivity in the Gregory Rift. A narrower definition for the term Turkana Basin
Turkana_Basin
Dam in South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia
Committee, 90% of Lake Turkana's water is delivered by the Omo River on which the Dam would be built. With no outlet, Lake Turkana loses 2.3 meters of
Gilgel_Gibe_III_Dam
Kenyan politician and environmentalist
the organisation Friends of Lake Turkana which campaigns for environmental justice in the region around the Lake Turkana. Ikal Angelei holds a Bachelor
Ikal_Angelei
Celebration of indigenous culture
known in English as the Lake Turkana Cultural Festival, is a celebration of indigenous culture held every spring in Turkana, northern Kenya. The festival
Tobong'u_Lore
Former district of Kenya
(including the disputed Ilemi Triangle) to the north and northeast; and Lake Turkana to the east. To the south and east, neighbouring districts in Kenya include
Turkana_District
Disputed territory between South Sudan and Kenya
provided Sudan access to Lake Turkana via the now-dry Sanderson Gulf at the southeast corner of the Ilemi (at the time Lake Turkana was the border between
Ilemi_Triangle
Depression within an endorheic basin where water collects with no visible outlet
(Central Africa) Lake Rukwa (East Africa) Lake Turkana (East Africa) Aral Sea (Kazakhstan; Uzbekistan) Lake Balkhash (Kazakhstan) Caspian Sea (Iran; Azerbaijan;
Endorheic_lake
sharks in Lake Nicaragua?". The Institute for Environmental Research and Education. Retrieved 2026-09-21. "Omo Valley in Ethiopia, Lake Turkana". Archived
List_of_lakes_by_area
Former lake in East Africa
36.500 Lake Suguta is a former lake in East Africa. It formed in the Suguta Valley, which is part of the East African Rift, south of Lake Turkana during
Lake_Suguta
Nilotic people of north-central Kenya
location is unknown. It has generally been identified as being north of Lake Turkana and has been postulated to be somewhere in southern Ethiopia. The Nandi
Samburu_people
Species of fish
The Lake Turkana barb (Enteromius turkanae) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Lake Turkana in Kenya. It is considered
Lake_Turkana_barb
Fort Jesus Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley Lake Turkana National Parks Lamu Old Town Mount Kenya Sacred Forests Thimlich Ohinga Ruins of Gedi
List of World Heritage Sites in Kenya
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Kenya
Group of lakes in the East African Rift
shallow hot-spring fed soda lake in the Suguta Valley just south of Lake Turkana. Formerly Lake Suguta Lake Magadi: shallow soda lake near the southern border
Rift_Valley_lakes
Type of ancient pottery discovered in Africa
dotted wavy lines, along with barbed bone points, was discovered in the Lake Turkana Basin of Kenya. This pottery is much like that of Northeast Africa, especially
Dotted wavy line and wavy line pottery
Dotted_wavy_line_and_wavy_line_pottery
Reptile of Africa
range once stretched from the Nile Delta throughout the Nile River. Lake Turkana in Kenya has one of the largest undisturbed Nile crocodile populations
Nile_crocodile
Species of fish
The dwarf Lake Turkana robber (Brachyalestes minutus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras
Dwarf_Lake_Turkana_robber
Eastern Nilotic language of Kenya and Ethiopia
northwestern Kenya, primarily in Turkana County, which lies west of Lake Turkana. It is one of the Eastern Nilotic languages, and is closely related to
Turkana_language
Friends of Lake Turkana (FoLT) is a nonprofit organization in Kenya that was founded in 2007 by Kenyan environmentalist Ikal Angelei. The organization
Friends_of_Lake_Turkana
centers and continues to rely on the nation's three major wind farms: the Lake Turkana Wind Power Station, the Kipeto Wind Power Station, and the Ngong Hills
Wind_power_in_Kenya
River in southwestern Ethiopia
it empties into Lake Turkana on the border with Kenya. The river is the principal stream of an endorheic drainage basin, the Turkana Basin. The river
Omo_River
Country in East Africa
1984, during excavations at Lake Turkana palaeoanthropologist Richard Leakey, assisted by Kamoya Kimeu, discovered the Turkana Boy, a 1.6-million-year-old
Kenya
Species of fish
The Lake Turkana sardine (Chelaethiops bibie) is an African species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. It is found in the
Lake_Turkana_sardine
Town in Kenya
town in Turkana County, on the western shore of Lake Turkana in Kenya. The town is the administrative headquarters of Kalokol Division of Turkana County
Kalokol
1878–1904 conquests by the Ethiopian emperor
By 1900 he had conquered the western lowlands, the northern shores of Lake Turkana and Ogaden, giving Ethiopia its present shape. Menelik capitalized on
Menelik_II's_conquests
Archaeological site in Kenya
archaeological site at Lothagam near the southwestern shore of Lake Turkana in Turkana County near the Kerio River in northwestern Kenya. The site was
Lothagam_Lokam
Fossilized skull
discovered by Richard Leakey in 1976 in Koobi Fora, east of Lake Turkana (formerly lake Rudolf), Kenya. KNM-ER 3883 is a significant fossil specimen
KNM_ER_3883
This is a list of streams and rivers in South Sudan, arranged geographically by drainage basin. There is an alphabetic list at the end of this article
List_of_rivers_of_South_Sudan
Transvaal Museum, South Africa TM – Toros-Menalla, Chad WT – West (Lake) Turkana, Kenya Human timeline List of first human settlements List of fossil
List of human evolution fossils
List_of_human_evolution_fossils
Study of ancient humans
fieldworker working for Richard Leakey, discovered the fossil KNM-ER 1470 near Lake Turkana in Kenya. KNM-ER 1470 has been interpreted as either a distinct species
Paleoanthropology
River flowing on the border of Kenya and Uganda
border of Kenya and Uganda to Lake Turkana. The river is called the Suam River from its source to the border at Turkana County of Kenya. The name Turkwel
Turkwel_River
Species of fish
Haplochromis turkanae, the Turkana haplochromis, also known in brief as Turkana haplo, is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Turkana. This species reaches
Haplochromis_turkanae
River Wanchet River Qechene River Walaqa River Bashilo River Checheho River Lake Tana, into which flow Gilgel Abay Magech River Lesser Angereb River Reb River
List_of_rivers_of_Ethiopia
Historic site in Tanzania
found at excavated sites in East Africa (e.g., Lake Turkana Basin, Lake Nakuru Basin, Serengeti Plains, Lake Eyasi), suggesting they were not present during
Pastoral_Neolithic
2005 film by Fernando Meirelles
informs Justin that a white woman and black driver have been killed near Lake Turkana, and that Tessa and Arnold shared a room at Lodwar before hiring a car
The_Constant_Gardener_(film)
Hominin fossil
designation indicates specimen 1813, collected from the east shore of Lake Rudolf (now Lake Turkana) for the Kenya National Museums. List of fossil sites (with
KNM-ER_1813
Atmospheric wind phenomenon in Eastern Africa
Turkana channel between the Ethiopian and East African highlands. The Lake Turkana Wind Power Station (the largest wind farm in Africa, as of 2024) benefits
Turkana_jet
Extinct species of archaic human
primarily understood by three partial skeletons from the Kenyan Lake Turkana site, notably Turkana Boy. Other postcranial fossils (all bones aside from the skull)
Homo_erectus
Lake that is strongly alkaline
Salt Lake, India Lake Eyasi, Tanzania Flamingos feeding at Lake Nakuru, Kenya Lake Turkana, Kenya Satonda Island lake, Indonesia Niuafo'ou lake, Tonga
Soda_lake
Arid part of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya
south of Lake Turkana. The Suguta valley today is one of the driest parts of Kenya, with annual rainfall below 300 millimetres (12 in). Lake Logipi seasonally
Suguta_Valley
Place in Rift Valley Province, Kenya
Kenyan-Ethiopian border. Lowarengak lies on the northwestern margin of Lake Turkana, between the towns of Todenyang to the north, and Nachukui to the south
Lowarengak
Geological formation in Kenya
geological formation located in Kenya, near the southwestern shores of Lake Turkana, 55 km (34 mi) from Kanapoi. It is located between the Kerio and Lomunyenkuparet
Lothagam
Lake in Kenya
plankton. Lake Turkana extended after extreme rainfalls in 2020 and overflowed Lake Logipi. Lake Suguta Mathea, Chege David (November 1, 2009). "OUR LAKES, OUR
Lake_Logipi
Archaeological site in Turkana County, Kenya
Nataruk in Turkana County, Kenya, is the site of an archaeological investigation which uncovered the remains of 27 people. It dates between 9,500 and
Nataruk
Country in East Africa
Ethiopia; Eastern Cushitic people who moved into Tanzania from north of Lake Turkana about 2,000 and 4,000 years ago; and the Southern Nilotes, including
Tanzania
Freshwater lake in Kenya
Lake Baringo is, after Lake Turkana, the northernmost of the Kenyan Rift Valley lakes. It has a surface area of 130 square kilometres (50 sq mi) and an
Lake_Baringo
under each larger stream's name. Nile White Nile Victoria Nile (Uganda) Lake Victoria Nzoia River Yala River Nyando River Sondu River (Miriu River) Awach
List_of_rivers_of_Kenya
number of adult Nile crocodiles with empty stomachs. For example, in Lake Turkana, Kenya, 48.4% of crocodiles had empty stomachs. The stomachs of brooding
Dietary biology of the Nile crocodile
Dietary_biology_of_the_Nile_crocodile
Cushitic ethnic group in Ethiopia, Kenya and South Sudan
the Debub Omo Zone of the South Ethiopia Regional State, adjacent to Lake Turkana. According to the 2007 national census, they number 48,067 people (or
Daasanach_people
Archaeological site in Kenya
Manemanya (GcJh5) is an archaeological site within the Lake Turkana basin in northern Kenya. It is a communal burial site built almost 5,000 years ago
Manemanya_Pillar_Site
rift extending from the Indian Ocean coast to the Sudan northwest of Lake Turkana. The Anza Rift resulted from the break–up of Gondwana. The climate of
Geography_of_Kenya
Pastoral community in northern Kenya
writing following his journey to Lake Turkana, noted that the Burkineji originally occupied districts on the west of Lake Turkana. Meru traditions recorded by
Burkineji_people
River
The Kerio River is a river in Turkana County, Kenya. It flows northward into Lake Turkana. It is one of the longest rivers in Kenya (about 400 km (250 mi))
Kerio_River
Oldest-known tool-making hominin
Kenya') is a genus of extinct hominin identified from the Lomekwi site by Lake Turkana, Kenya, dated to 3.3 to 3.2 million years ago during the Middle Pliocene
Kenyanthropus
Extinct species or subspecies of archaic human
Africa, most H. ergaster fossils have been found along the shores of Lake Turkana in Kenya. There are later African fossils, some younger than 1 million
Homo_ergaster
and Kenya, The Turkana of Kenya and the Dassanech, Nyangatom and Mursi of Ethiopia are tribes that depend on the Omo River and Lake Turkana to survive. In
Water conflict between Ethiopia and Kenya
Water_conflict_between_Ethiopia_and_Kenya
Kenyan conservationist (1944–2022)
January 2022. "Paul Abel and Richard Leakey Walking the Shores of Lake Turkana". Turkana Basin Institute. 3 February 2018. Archived from the original on
Richard_Leakey
Province of Kenya
Province was dissolved. The Great Rift Valley runs south through Kenya from Lake Turkana in the north and has several unique geographical features, including
Rift_Valley_Province
County in Kenya
where the Samburu, Turkana and many other tribes live. It stretches north from the Wuaso Ng'iro River to the south of Lake Turkana. According to the 2019
Samburu_County
Extinct species of mammal
greatly resembled H. amphibius. Isotopic analysis of specimens from the Lake Turkana Basin suggests a high consumption of C4 plants. For specimens from Olduvai
Hippopotamus_gorgops
Transport and infrastructure project in Kenya
International airports at Lamu, Isiolo, and Turkana (Lokichogio); Resort cities at Lamu, Isiolo and Lake Turkana Oil refinery at Isiolo. Services related
Lamu Port and Lamu–Southern Sudan–Ethiopia Transport Corridor
Lamu_Port_and_Lamu–Southern_Sudan–Ethiopia_Transport_Corridor
Former tribal confederacy in East Africa
east and south of Lake Turkana. The area is roughly conterminous with Samburu and Laikipia Counties and portions of Baringo, Turkana and (possibly) Meru
Loikop_people
Species of ray-finned fish
Nile, Senegal, Niger and Lake Chad, Volta, Lake Turkana, and other river basins. It also occurs in the brackish waters of Lake Maryut in Egypt. The Nile
Nile_perch
Lake Nasser (Lake Nubia in Sudan) Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) Lake Tanganyika Lake Turkana (Lake Rudolf or Rudolph) Lake Victoria shared between Kenya, Uganda
List_of_lakes_by_country
the Turkana later pushed northward (toward Lake Turkana) and southward when population pressures grew Lamphear (1988) reports that early Turkana tradition
Ethnogenesis_of_the_Turkana
List of notable kenyan entrepreneurs
figure deal. Mugo Kibati, Group CEO of Sanlam Kenya Plc and Chairman of Lake Turkana Wind Power Naushad Merali. His businesses include banking, hotels, dairy
List_of_Kenyan_entrepreneurs
National Park in Kenya
Sibiloi National Park lies on the northeastern shore of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. Established in 1973 by the government of Kenya for the protection
Sibiloi_National_Park
to Lake Turkana, gave the following account of the population movements over the preceding fifty years. As told to him by informants: The Turkana at present
Ethnogenesis_of_the_Nandi
Fictional country from Marvel Comics
while others — such as Marvel Atlas #2 — show it at the north end of Lake Turkana, in between South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia (and surrounded
Wakanda
paleontological site in the Kenyan Rift Valley, to the southwest of Lake Turkana. Fossils were first found at Kanapoi in the 1960s by a Harvard expedition
Kanapoi
Genus of hominins
back to Africa. Based on fossils from the Koobi Fora Formation, east of Lake Turkana in Kenya, a 2007 study argued that H. habilis may have survived beyond
Homo
Hungarian explorer
first expedition to Northern Kenya. He was the first European to see Lake Turkana and to explore above the snow line of the peaks of Kilimanjaro and Mount
Sámuel_Teleki_(explorer)
Village in Kenya
also known as Ille Springs, is a remote village on the western shore of Lake Turkana in Kenya, near the mouth of Turkwel River. It is located 50 kilometres
Eliye_Springs
Desert in northern Kenya
desert in northern Kenya near the border with Ethiopia. It is east of Lake Turkana, within the Marsabit County. Marsabit is the closest major urban center
Chalbi_Desert
Eastern branch of the East African Rift fracture system
volcano. Lakes in the rift other than Lake Turkana are mostly small and shallow, some with fresh water but many being saline. The thickness of lake sediments
Gregory_Rift
Archeological site in Kenya
site on the west side of Lake Turkana in Kenya dating to the Pastoral Neolithic. Namoratunga means "people of stone" in the Turkana language. The site was
Kalokol_Pillar_Site
Species of ray-finned fish
Volta, Ouémé, Niger, Bénoué, and Nile Rivers, as well as those of Lake Chad and Lake Turkana. It has been successfully introduced to Côte d'Ivoire, the Cross
African_arowana
Communal cemetery in Lake Turkana Basin, Northern Kenya
in Lake Turkana Basin in Northern Kenya associated with the Pastoral Neolithic period. The site is located on the eastern shores of Lake Turkana in the
Jarigole_pillar_site
Evolutionary process
fossils were found in East Africa in the regions of the Olduvai Gorge and Lake Turkana. These searches were carried out by the Leakey family, with Louis Leakey
Human_evolution
Species of fish
The large-toothed Lake Turkana robber (Brachyalestes ferox) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras
Large-toothed Lake Turkana robber
Large-toothed_Lake_Turkana_robber
British palaeoanthropologist
Philosophy and Doctor of Science degrees. Leakey's research team at Lake Turkana, Kenya, made a discovery in 1999. They found a 3.5-million-year-old skull
Meave_Leakey
Archaic human species from 2.4 to 1.65 mya
proposed in 1985, that the comparatively massive skull KNM-ER 1470 from Lake Turkana, Kenya, discovered in 1972 and assigned to H. habilis, actually represented
Homo_habilis
Species of fish
Haplochromis macconneli is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Turkana, northern Kenya. This species can reach a length of 7.7 centimetres (3.0 in) SL
Haplochromis_macconneli
Formation on the west side of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, and in the Koobi Fora Formation on the east side of Lake Turkana. Argon-argon dating has placed
KBS_Tuff
Hominin fossil
designation indicates specimen 1805, collected from the east shore of Lake Rudolf (now Lake Turkana) for the Kenya National Museums. It is estimated to be 1.74
KNM-ER_1805
Waterfall in Samburu county, Kenya
volcano collapsed. The crater is located at the southern end of Lake Turkana, an alkaline lake in the Kenyan Rift Valley and it is one of the tourist sites
Nabuyatom_Crater
construction in Tangier and Tarfaya. Kenya is building a wind farm, the Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP), in Marsabit County. As Africa's largest wind farm
Wind_power_by_country
Subdivision of the Paleolithic, or Old Stone Age
Head, England, dates from around this year. Evidence of a massacre near Lake Turkana, Kenya indicates upper paleolithic warfare. The Upper Paleolithic in
Upper_Paleolithic
Place in Narok County, Kenya
sub-station is located just outside town and electricity that is generated at Lake Turkana Wind Power Station is transmitted here through the 428 km Loiyangalani–Suswa
Suswa
Basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal
Kenya Lake Turkana in Kenya Mono Lake, near Owens Valley in California Redberry Lake, Saskatchewan Summer Lake, Lake County, Oregon Tramping Lake, Saskatchewan
Alkali
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