Ashchykol

Ashchykol
Ashchykol
Ащыкөл
	Sentinel-2 image of the northern sector of the lake in April
	Ashchykol
Location	Ashchykol Depression
Coordinates	45°08′N 67°16′E / 45.133°N 67.267°E
Type	Endorheic lake
Primary inflows	Boktykaryn
Primary outflows	none
Basin countries	Kazakhstan
Max. length	ca 20 kilometers (12 mi)
Max. width	ca 10 kilometers (6.2 mi)
Surface area	74 square kilometers (29 sq mi)
Surface elevation	110 meters (360 ft)
Islands	Yes

Ashchykol (Kazakh: Ащыкөл) is a salt lake group in the Kyzylorda and Turkistan regions, Kazakhstan.^[1]

Ashchykol is one of the main lakes of the Ashchykol Depression. It is dry most of the year and the plains around the lake are used as a seasonal grazing ground.^[2]^[3]

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