Akzhaykyn (; ) is a

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group in Sozak District,

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. Akzhaykyn is one of the main lakes of the

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. There used to be fisheries in the lake in 1965—1967, at the time of the

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Geography

Akzhaykyn is located in the

, a largely flat

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region dominated by

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es and

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. In years of sufficient rain the

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river flows from the east into it. The

Ashchykol Ashchykol () is a salt lake group in the Kyzylorda and Turkistan regions, Kazakhstan. Ashchykol is one of the main lakes of the Ashchykol Depression. It is dry most of the year and the plains around the lake are used as a seasonal grazing ground ...

lake cluster is located to the WNW. Both lake groups are part of the

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"Lakes in the lower reaches of the Chu River".IBA - Lakes in the lower reaches of the Chu River
/ref> The shores of Akzhaykyn are flat and sandy. The core lake is round and relatively deep, but the extensive cluster of shallower lakes surrounding it become dry after the flood season that follows the melting of the snows. There are no settlements near the lake.

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''Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia'' / General editor A. Nysanbayev -

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, 1998 ISBN 5-89800-123-9

References

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Chu-Talas, KazakhstanChanges in Diversity of Fish Fauna of the Chu River Basin (Central Asia)Black Stork Odyssey
{{Lakes of Kazakhstan Lake groups of Kazakhstan Turkistan Region Chu (river) Important Bird Areas of Kazakhstan

Geography

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