List of lakes of Kazakhstan
Excluding the northernmost districts,
Turkic languages
. Below is the list of the more important lakes, some of which are shared (Caspian Sea, Lake Aral, Lake Aike, etc.) with the neighbouring countries.
Lake name | Surface area | Region | Notes |
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Caspian Sea | 371,000 square kilometres (143,244 sq mi) | Atyrau Region, Mangystau Region | The Caspian Sea is the world's largest enclosed body of water. |
Alakol | 2,650 square kilometres (1,023 sq mi) | Almaty Region | Bird breeding and nesting ground |
Aral | 17,160 square kilometres (6,626 sq mi) | Shrinking owing to environmental problems[1] | |
Aralsor | 200 square kilometres (77 sq mi) | West Kazakhstan Region | Pink lake |
Ashchykol | 74 square kilometres (29 sq mi) | Kyzylorda Region / Turkistan Region | Main lake of the Ashchykol Depression |
Ayke | 64.7 square kilometres (25 sq mi) | Aktobe Region | |
Azhibeksor
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SW of Lake Tengiz[2] | ||
Balkhash | 16,996 square kilometres (6,562 sq mi) | Karagandy Region, Jambyl Region
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Balyktykol | 9.2 square kilometres (4 sq mi) | Abai Region | |
Bartogay | Almaty Region | Reservoir on the Chilik River
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Bolshoy Azhbulat
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Pavlodar Region | ||
Chagan
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Artificial lake (Former nuclear test site) | ||
Issyk | 0.22 square kilometres (0 sq mi) | Almaty Region | Not to be confused with Issyk Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan
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Jasybay | 4 square kilometres (2 sq mi) | Pavlodar Region | One of the lakes of the Bayanaul Range |
Karasor | 154 square kilometres (59 sq mi) | Karaganda Region | |
Kayindi | Almaty Region | ||
Kamyslybas | 176 square kilometres (68 sq mi) | ||
Kapchagay | also spelled Qapshaghay Bogeni Reservoir | ||
Koksengirsor | 46.3 square kilometres (18 sq mi) | North Kazakhstan Region | Has local economic importance |
Kopa | 14 square kilometres (5 sq mi) | Akmola Region | |
Markakol | 455 square kilometres (176 sq mi) | ||
Sasykkol | 600 square kilometres (232 sq mi) | Almaty Region | Surface can reach 736 square kilometres (284 sq mi) |
Shalkarteniz | 1,800 square kilometres (695 sq mi) | Aktobe Region | |
Shureksor | 80 square kilometres (31 sq mi) | Pavlodar Region | |
Tengiz | 1,382 square kilometres (534 sq mi) | Akmola Region | Bird breeding and nesting ground |
Toraigyr | 0.88 square kilometres (0 sq mi) | Pavlodar Region | One of the lakes of the Bayanaul Range |
Tuzkol | 13.5 square kilometres (5 sq mi) | Pavlodar Region | Salt lake in Bayanaul District |
Ulken-Karoy | 305 square kilometres (118 sq mi) | North Kazakhstan Region | |
Zaysan | 1,810 square kilometres (699 sq mi) | ||
Zerenda
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11.9 square kilometres (5 sq mi) | Akmola Region | |
Zhaksykylysh | 74.5 square kilometres (29 sq mi) | Kyzylorda Region | Table salt mining site
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Zhasylkol | 1 square kilometre (0 sq mi) | Almaty Region |
See also
References
- ^ Kazakhstan government is trying to rescue the northern part of the lake
- ^ "Äzhibeksor Köli". Mapcarta. Retrieved 25 May 2017.