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Also known as Ysyk Köl, Issyk-Kol, Issyk Kul, Issigh Kul, Issik-köl, Temurtu Lake, Temurtu Nor, Temu'ertu Nuo'er

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.

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Issyk-Kul is a large, salty lake located in the Tian Shan mountains of eastern Kyrgyzstan, notable for being one of the world's deepest and largest lakes by volume despite sitting at a high mountain elevation. It rarely freezes in winter because of its high salt content, making it geographically and geologically significant.

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Key facts

Lake.name: Issyk-Kul
Lake.other_name: Temurtu-Nor
Lake.image_bathymetry: Issyk Kul.jpg
Lake.caption_bathymetry: Issyk-Kul from space, September 1992
Lake.lake_type: Ancient lake, EndorheicMountain lakeMonomictic, saline
Lake.inflow: Glaciers
Lake.outflow: Evaporation
Lake.basin_countries: Kyrgyzstan
Lake.cities: Balykchy, Cholpon-Ata, Karakol
Lake.residence_time: ~330 years
Lake.salinity: 6g/L
Lake.pushpin_map: Kyrgyzstan#West Asia
Lake.pushpin_map_alt: Location of Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan.

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Wikidata facts

Area: 6236
Elevation: 1606
Image: Issyk Kul.jpg
Width: 60
Length: 182
Perimeter: 688

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Commons category: Issyk-Kul
volume as quantity: 1738
watershed area: 21900
residence time of water: 305
vertical depth: 668
salinity: 6

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Geography
Tourism
History
Environment
Specially protected areas
Fish
Birds
Dead Lake
Russian Navy test site
Lakeside towns
Notable inhabitants
See also
References
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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.

The lake is a Ramsar site of globally significant biodiversity and forms part of the Issyk-Kul Biosphere Reserve.

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Ancient lakes Archaeological sites in Kyrgyzstan Biosphere reserves of Kyrgyzstan Endorheic lakes of Asia Important Bird Areas of Kyrgyzstan Issyk-Kul Region Lakes of Kyrgyzstan Mountain lakes Ramsar sites in Kyrgyzstan Russian and Soviet Navy bases Sites along the Silk Road Tian Shan Weapons test sites