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Endorheic lakes of Asia

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Caspian Sea
largest landlocked salt lake, located between Europe and Asia
Dead Sea
lake with no outflow (sea) in Western Asia
Aral Sea
Formerly a salt lake in Central Asia
Lake Van
largest lake in Turkey
Lake Balkhash
lake in southeastern Kazakhstan
Issyk-Kul
Issyk-Kul () or Ysyk-Köl ( ; ) is an endorheic saline lake in the western Tian Shan mountains in eastern Kyrgyzstan—just south of a dividing range separating Kyrgyzstan from Kazakhstan. It is the eighth-deepest lake in the world, the eleventh-largest lake in the world by volume, and the second-largest saline lake. It is located at an elevation of , making it the deepest lake whose deepest point is above sea level at . Despite the elevation and low temperatures during winter, it rarely freezes due to its high salinity.
Urmia Lake
salt lake in Iran
Uvs Lake
salt lake
Lop Nur
former salt lake in Bayingolin Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Lake Tuz
endorheic basin
Sarygamysh Lake
salt lake
Hulun Lake
lake in New Barag Left Banner, Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China
Hamun Lake
lake in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran
Namak Lake
salt lake in Iran
Chatyr-Kul
Chatyr-Köl ( ; ), also Chatyr-Kul (), is an endorheic alpine lake in the Tian Shan mountains in At-Bashy District of Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan; it lies in the lower part of Chatyr-Köl Depression near the Torugart Pass border crossing into China.
Lake Kulunda
lake in Altai Krai, Russia
Lake Tharthar
lake in Iraq
Ulungur Lake
lake in Xinjiang, People's Republic of China
Maharlu Lake
salt lake in Fars Province, Iran
Lake Salda
lake in Burdur Province, Turkey
Lake Mashū
crater lake in Japan
Böön Tsagaan Lake
lake
Üüreg Lake
lake
Siletiteniz
Siletiteniz (, Sıletıteñız), also Seletyteniz, Seletytengiz is an endorheic salt lake located in the Ishim Plain, part of the West Siberian Plain. The lake lies in North Kazakhstan, with the Pavlodar Region border running along the eastern lakeshore and the Kazakhstan-Russia border to the north of the northeastern end.
Shalkarteniz
Shalkarteniz (; ) is a salt lake in the Yrgyz District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan.
Lake Sartlan
Sartlan () is an endorheic hyposaline lake in the Baraba steppe of Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia. Sartlan has a surface area of 238 km2 (92 sq mi). It is the third largest lake in Novosibirsk Oblast after Lake Chany and Lake Ubinskoye. It has an average depth of about 3 m and a maximum depth of 6 m.
Inder Lake
lake in Kazakhstan
Lake Kamyslybas
Kamyslybas (, Qamystybas) is a large saltwater lake in the Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan. It has an area of 176 km2, although the water level in the lake often fluctuates.
Ubinskoye
lake in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia
Karasor
Karasor (; ), is a salt lake in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.
Aralsor
Aralsor (; ) is a bittern salt lake group in Bokey Orda District, West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan.
Lake Kuchuk
lake in Altai Krai, Russia
Äyke
Ayke (, Äike) is a lake in the Ayteke Bi District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan.
Sarykopa
Sarykopa (; ) is a bittern salt lake in the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan.
Korgalzhyn
lake in Kazakhstan
Teke
lake in Kazakhstan
Arys
lake in Kazakhstan
Kajbagar
Koybagar (; ) is a lake in the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan.
Sawa Lake
lake in Iraq
Aksuat
lake in Kazakhstan
Kalibek
Kalibek (; ) is a bittern salt lake in Taiynsha District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan.
Kyzylkak
Kyzylkak (; ) is a bittern salt lake in Ertis District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.
Zhalauly
Zhalauly (; ), is a salt lake in Aktogay District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.
Burlinskoye
Burlinskoye () is a salt lake in Slavgorod municipality, Altai Krai, Russian Federation.
Ozero Shalkar-Yega-Kara
Shalkar-Yega-Kara () is a lake in Orenburg Oblast, Russian Federation.
Ulken-Karoy
Ulken-Karoy or Ulken Karaoy, meaning "Big Karoy" (; or Большой Карой —Bolshoy Karoy), is a salt lake in Akzhar District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan.
Akush
Akush () or Akysh (), is a salt lake in Kyzylzhar District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan and Kazan District, Tyumen Oblast, Russian Federation.
Kishi-Karoy
Kishi-Karoy or Kishi Karaoy, meaning "Little Karoy" (; ), is a bittern salt lake in Akzhar District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan.
Taatsiin Tsagaan Lake
lake in Övörkhangai Province, Mongolia
Bolshoye Topolnoye
lake in Altai Krai, Russia
Shaglyteniz
Shaglyteniz or Shagalalyteniz (; ) is a lake in Akkayin and Taiynsha districts, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan.
Lake Ïtişpes
Itishpes (; ) is a salt lake in the Balkhash-Alakol Basin, part of Balkhash District, Almaty Region, and Moiynkum District, Zhambyl Region, Kazakhstan.
Ebeyty
Ebeyty () is a salt lake in Omsk Oblast, Russian Federation.
Qalghanlu
Lake Qalghanlu (Persian: Daryāĉe Qalghanlu, قالغانلو دریاچه, Daryāche-ye Khan Kandi; Qalghanlu gölü) is the smallest natural lake in Iranian Azerbaijan. The lake is between the Khan Kandi village of Germi and the Azerbaijani border, and west of the southern portion of the Caspian Sea.
Medvezhye (Kurgan Oblast)
lake in Russia
Kudaikol
Kudaikol () is a salt lake in the Ekibastuz City Administration, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.
Golden Age Lake
reservoir in Turkmenistan
Akkol (lake)
body of water
Köbeytuz
Kobeituz () is a salt lake in Yereymentau District, Akmola Region Kazakhstan.
Zhaksykylysh
Zhaksykylysh (; ) is a salt lake in Aral District, Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan.