Kokshetau Lakes ( kk, Көкшетау көлдері) is a group of water bodies in the

North Kazakhstan North Kazakhstan Region ( kk, Солтүстік Қазақстан облысы, translit=Soltüstık Qazaqstan oblysy; russian: Северо-Казахстанская область, translit=Severo-Kazakhstanskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakh ...

and

Akmola Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, thou ...

regions,

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 lakes are in a picturesque mountain setting with rocky outcrops and pine forest covered hill slopes. They are one of the main tourist destinations in Kazakhstan, with holiday cottages and resorts near some of them.

Burabay Burabay ( kk, Бурабай), formerly ''Borovoye'', is a settlement in Burabay District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the Burabay rural district (KATO code - 117035100). Population: Burabay is a spa town. The ...

spa town A spa town is a resort town based on a mineral spa (a developed mineral spring). Patrons visit spas to "take the waters" for their purported health benefits. Thomas Guidott set up a medical practice in the English town of Bath in 1668. H ...

is located in the strip of land between lakes Burabay and Ulken Shabakty. The Kokshetau Lakes are part of the

Kokshetau National Park Kokshetau National Park ( kk, Көкшетау ұлттық паркі, ''Kökşetau ūlttyq parkı'') features the unique landscape, archaeological sites, and recreational opportunities of the Kazakh Uplands The Kazakh Uplands ( kk, Сарыа ...

and the

Burabay National Park The Burabay National Park (, ) is a natural park located in Burabay District, in Aqmola Region, Kazakhstan, near Nur-Sultan. The park was selected as one of the top 10 tourist destinations in Kazakhstan. The park is under the direct jurisdiction ...

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

s.Kokshetau National Park map
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Geography

The Kokshetau Lakes lie in the

Kokshetau Hills The Kokshetau Hills ( kk, Көкшетау қыраты; russian: Кокшетауская возвышенность) is a system of mountains of moderate altitude in the North Kazakhstan Region and Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.Kazakh Uplands The Kazakh Uplands ( kk, Сарыарқа, ''Saryarqa'' - "Yellow Ridge", russian: Казахский мелкосопочник, Kazakhskiy Melkosopochnik), also known as the Kazakh Hummocks, is a large peneplain formation extending throughout th ...

. Most of them are

freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include ...

lakes of tectonic origin located in a rocky zone made of granite. Often the shores are steep and the lakes are comparatively deep. They are fed mainly by snow and don't dry completely, even in periods of drought. The lake system includes a number of lakes with a total approximate water surface of more than . The main ones are

, Shchuchye, Ulken Shabakty, Kishi Shabakty and Zhukey located in the

Kokshetau Massif The Kokshetau Massif or Kokshetau Mountains ( kk, Көкшетау тауы) is a mountain massif in the Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.''Nature of Kazakhstan: Encyclopedia'' / General editor. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T. ...

in the north.

Zerendi Zerendi ( kk, Зеренді, ''Zerendı'') is a small town in northern-central Kazakhstan, located 45 kilometres from Kokshetau. It is the seat of Zerendi District in Aqmola Region Akmola Region ( kz, Ақмола облысы, translit=Aqmola ...

and Aydabul lie in the central part a little further west.

Lake Kopa Lake Kopa ( kk, Қопа, ; ) is a lake in the city of Kokshetau, located on the territory of Akmola Region close to the foot of Kazakh Uplands, Kokshetau Elevation in the northern part of Kazakhstan. Its elevation is above sea level and has a max ...

lies next to

Kokshetau Kokshetau (meaning ''Blueish Mountain'' in Kazakh, kz, Көкшетау, Kökşetau; ; rus, Кокшета́у, p=kokʂɛtaʊ) is a city in northern Kazakhstan and the capital of Akmola Region, which stretches along the southern shore of Lak ...

city, and lakes Shalkar, Arykbalyk and Imantau are located in the western area. Other lakes are

Zholdybay Zholdybay ( kk, Жолдыбай; russian: Жолдыбай) is a lake in the Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies less than to the north of Bulak village. Administratively it is part of the Kokshetau City Administration. Zholdybay is used ...

and Ulkensor, as well as Balpashsor, located a little to the north. The latter has foraminiferous mud reputed for its medicinal properties. and Ulken Shabakty and Zerendi are the largest of the group and also are having the greatest depths.Кокчетавские озёра
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Great Soviet Encyclopedia The ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'' (GSE; ) is one of the largest Russian-language encyclopedias, published in the Soviet Union from 1926 to 1990. After 2002, the encyclopedia's data was partially included into the later ''Bolshaya rossiyskaya e ...

'' in 30 vols. — Ch. ed.

A.M. Prokhorov Alexander Mikhailovich Prokhorov (born Alexander Michael Prochoroff, russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Про́хоров; 11 July 1916 – 8 January 2002) was an Australian-born Soviet-Russian physicist known ...

. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)Состояние гидробионтов водоемов особо охраняемых природных территорий республиканского значения северного и центрального Казахстана
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Озёра Акмолинской области
{{Lakes of Kazakhstan Lake groups of Kazakhstan Kazakh Uplands ru:Кокшетауские озёра

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