Lake Jasybay or Zhasybai () is a lake in the

Bayanaul Range Bayanaul Range (; ) is a mountain range in Bayanaul District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.Kanysh Satpaev. Encyclopedia / Editor-in-Chief B. O. Jakyp. — Almaty "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. ISBN 9965-893-74-8 Bayanaul, the administrative center o ...

, south-eastern

Pavlodar Region Pavlodar Region (; ) is a region of Kazakhstan. The population of the region was and The latest official estimate (as at the start of 2022) was 756,511. Its capital is the city of Pavlodar, which had a population of 360,014 at the start of 201 ...

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. It is a popular tourist destination for residents of central and northern Kazakhstan because of its clear water and scenic views from its beaches. The lake was formerly known as Shoyynkol (Шойынколь), but it was renamed after

Jasybay Jasybay (, alternately Zhasybay) was a Kazakh mythic hero, a warrior who fought the Dzungarian invasion of the 16th and 17th centuries. Jasybay himself was slain but the local tribes were successful in repelling that round of invasions. Eventua ...

, a mythic Kazakh hero who was killed in 1752 on its shore during a battle against invaders.История озера Жасыбай.
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Geography

The lake is located south of

Bayanaul Bayanaul () is a settlement in Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan. It is the capital of Bayanaul District and the administrative center of the Bayanaul rural district (KATO code - 553630100). Population: History The village of Bayan-Aul was founded ...

, the administrative center of the district, and southwest of

Pavlodar Pavlodar (; ; ) is a city in northeastern Kazakhstan and the capital of Pavlodar Region. It is located northeast of the national capital Astana and southeast of the Russian city of Omsk along the Irtysh River. In 2010, the city had a popul ...

, the regional capital. It is long and wide and lies surrounded by the mountains of the range, within the

Bayanaul National Park The Bayanaul State National Nature Park is a national park in Kazakhstan located on the outskirts of the Kazakh Uplands in the northeastern Pavlodar Province, 140 km from the city of Ekibastuz. Established in 1985, it is Kazakhstan's first n ...

area.

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References

Lakes of Pavlodar Region Kazakh Uplands {{PavlodarRegion-geo-stub