Fun facts about Issyk-Kul
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Issyk-Kul Lake is the second-largest mountain lake in the world, following Lake Titicaca.
Issyk-Kul
Kyrgyzstan
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.
From the “Geography” section
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During the Soviet era, Issyk-Kul Lake became a popular vacation resort with numerous sanitoria and vacation homes.
Issyk-Kul
Kyrgyzstan
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.
From the “Tourism” section
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Issyk-Kul Lake was a stopover on the Silk Road, where the Chinese scholar-monk Xuanzang passed by in the 7th century.
Issyk-Kul
Kyrgyzstan
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.
From the “History” section
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The first nature reserve in Kyrgyzstan, Issyk-Kul State Reserve, was established in 1948.
Issyk-Kul
Kyrgyzstan
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.
From the “Environment” section
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The Soviet Navy operated an extensive facility at Issyk-Kul Lake for evaluating submarine and torpedo technology.
Issyk-Kul
Kyrgyzstan
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.
From the “Russian Navy test site” section
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Photo: Қайырқан Әсем · CC BY-SA 4.0