Sary-Chelek (also Sarychelek,
Kyrgyz: Сарычелек;
Russian
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: Сары-Челек) is a mountain
lake
A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...
located in
Sary-Chelek Nature Reserve
The Sary-Chelek Nature Reserve (, ) is located in Aksy District, Jalal-Abad Region in western Kyrgyzstan. Established in 1959, it currently covers 23,868 hectares. In 1978 it was designated as a World Biosphere reserve by UNESCO. The Reserve is lo ...
in
Jalal-Abad Province
Jalal-Abad (; ) is a region ('' oblus'') of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is the city of the same name, Jalal-Abad. It is surrounded by (clockwise from the north) Talas Region, Chüy Region, Naryn Region, Osh Region, and Uzbekistan. Jalal-Abad Region ...
in Western
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...
. It is north of
Arkyt (the park headquarters) at the eastern end of the Chatkal Range. There are a number of smaller lakes in the area. The lake is long and its average width is . Its area is and its maximum depth is . It is drained by the river Toskool, a tributary of the
Kojata.
References
External links
Sary-Chelek Nature Reserve - Photogalleryby Azamat Imanaliev
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Biosphere reserves of Kyrgyzstan
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