Itishpes ( kk, Итішпес; russian: Итишпес) is a
salt lake
A salt lake or saline lake is a landlocked body of water that has a concentration of salts (typically sodium chloride) and other dissolved minerals significantly higher than most lakes (often defined as at least three grams of salt per litre). ...
in the
Balkhash-Alakol Basin
The Balkhash-Alakol Basin or Balkhash-Alakol Depression( kk, Балқаш-Алакөл ойысы; rus, Балхаш-Алакольская котловина), is a flat structural basin in southeastern Kazakhstan. , part of
Balkhash District
Balkhash District ( kk, Балқаш ауданы, ) is a district of Almaty Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Bakanas. Population:
Geography
Balkhash region is located in the northwestern part o ...
,
Almaty Region
Almaty Region ( kk, Алматы облысы, Almaty oblysy; russian: Алматинская область, Almatinskaya oblast) is a region in Kazakhstan, located in the southeastern part of the country. Its capital, from 1997 to 2022 was the ...
, and
Moiynkum District
Moiynkum ( kk, Мойынқұм ауданы, ) is a district of Jambyl Region in south-eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the auyl of Moiynkum.
Geography
The district is named after the Moiynkum Desert. Parts of ...
,
Zhambyl Region
Jambyl or Zhambyl Region ( kk, Жамбыл облысы, translit=Jambyl oblysy; russian: Жамбылская область, Zhambylskaya oblast), formerly known as Dzhambul Region (russian: Джамбульская область, Dzhambulska ...
,
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
.
The lake is one of a number of lakes in the region that are known as Alakol. The nearest inhabited places are
Burubaytal
Burubaytal (, ''Buyrylbaital'') is a town located in the Moiynkum District, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan. The European route E125 passes by the town.
Demographics
According to the 2009 Kazakhstani Census, the town has a population of 336 people (1 ...
,
Balatopar,
Aksuyek and
Mirny.
Geography
Itishpes is an
endorheic lake
An endorheic lake (also called a sink lake or terminal lake) is a collection of water within an endorheic basin, or sink, with no evident outlet. Endorheic lakes are generally saline as a result of being unable to get rid of solutes left in the l ...
of the
Balkhash-Alakol Depression. It lies to the south of Shempek Bay, the southernmost area of
Lake Balkhash
Lake Balkhash ( kk, Балқаш көлі, ''Balqaş kóli'', ; russian: озеро Балхаш, ozero Balkhash) is a lake in southeastern Kazakhstan, one of the largest lakes in Asia and the 15th largest in the world. It is located in the ea ...
, northwest of the
Taukum desert. The border between the Almaty and Zhambyl Regions runs roughly from northwest to southeast across the middle of the lake.
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''Kazakhstan National encyclopedia.'' / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5The Origin of the Depression Lake Systems
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See also
*List of lakes of Kazakhstan
Excluding the northernmost districts, Kazakhstan consists of endorheic basins, where rivers flow into one of the numerous lakes. The most important drainage system is known as Yedisu, meaning "seven rivers" in Turkic languages. Below is the list ...
References
External links
Алаколь VS Итишпес - журнала "Ветер странствий"
(in Russian)
Lakes of Kazakhstan
Endorheic lakes of Asia
Almaty Region
Jambyl Region
Lake Balkhash
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