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Kotyrkol () is a
salt lake A salt lake or saline lake is a landlocked body of water that has a concentration of salts (typically sodium chloride) and other dissolved minerals significantly higher than most lakes (often defined as at least three grams of salt per liter). I ...
in
Birzhan sal District Birzhan sal District () is a district of Akmola Region in northern Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. I ...
,
Akmola Region Akmola Region (, ; ) is a centrally located regions of Kazakhstan, region of Kazakhstan. It was known as Tselinograd Oblast during Soviet Union, Soviet rule. Its capital is Kökşetau. The national capital, Astana, is enclosed by the region, but ...
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Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...
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Stepnyak Stepnyak (, ''Stepniak'', ) is a town in Akmola Region of central Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of Birzhan sal District and of the Stepnyak City Administration. Population: History On February 10, 1934, the Presidium of the All- ...
town, the district capital, is located to the NNE of the northern lakeshore.


Geography

Kotyrkol lies at the northern end of the
Kazakh Uplands The Kazakh Uplands or the Kazakh Hummocks, known in Kazakh as the ( , ; ), is a large peneplain formation extending throughout the central and eastern regions of Kazakhstan.
and is part of the
Irtysh The Irtysh is a river in Russia, China, and Kazakhstan. It is the chief tributary of the Ob (river), Ob and is also the longest tributary in the world. The river's source lies in the Altai Mountains, Mongolian Altai in Dzungaria (the northern p ...
basin. It lies at an elevation of . It has an elongated shape oriented in a roughly southeast–northwest direction, with the wider southern part tapering towards the north. Numerous small rivulets flow into the lake from the west. In the years of abundant water the lake is connected to neighboring lake Zhokey through the Sarymsak river. The shores of Kotyrkol are sloping and the lake bottom is muddy. Among the lakes in its vicinity, Zhokey lies to the NNW,
Mamay Mamai (Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet, Mongolian Cyrillic: Мамай, ; 1325?–1380/1381) was a powerful Turco-Mongol tradition, Turko-Mongol military commander in Beylerbey rank of the Golden Horde from Kiyat clan. Contrary to popular misconcep ...
to the southeast, Balytkty to the west, Shchuchye to the northwest and
Atansor Atansor () is a salt lake in Birzhan sal District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. Enbekshilder is located close to the northern lakeshore and now abolished Atansor village close to the southwestern one. The name "Atansor" was probably given because ...
to the east.
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''ATAMEKEN: Geographical Encyclopedia.'' / General ed. B. O. Jacob. -
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: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5


Flora and fauna

Reeds, such as ''
Phragmites ''Phragmites'' () is a genus of four species of large perennial plant, perennial reed (plant), reed Poaceae, grasses found in wetlands throughout temperate and tropical regions of the world. Taxonomy The World Checklist of Selected Plant Famili ...
'' and ''
Stipa ''Stipa'' is a genus of 141 species of large Perennial plant, perennial hermaphrodite, hermaphroditic grasses collectively known as feather grass, needle grass, and spear grass. They are placed in the subfamily Pooideae and the tribe Stipeae, w ...
'', grow along the western shore of Kotyrkol. The basin of the lake is a seasonal grazing ground for local cattle.


See also

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List of lakes of Kazakhstan Excluding the northernmost districts, Kazakhstan consists of endorheic basins, where rivers flow into one of the numerous lakes. The most important drainage system is known as Yedisu, meaning "seven rivers" in Turkic languages. Below is a list o ...


References

{{Lakes of Kazakhstan Lakes of Akmola Region Endorheic basins of Asia Kazakh Uplands Birzhan sal District