Burabay ( kk, Бурабай көлі, ''Burabai kölı,'' russian: Боровое, ''Borovoye'') is a prominent lake of the

Kokshetau Lakes Kokshetau Lakes ( kk, Көкшетау көлдері) is a group of water bodies in the North Kazakhstan and Akmola regions, Kazakhstan. The lakes are in a picturesque mountain setting with rocky outcrops and pine forest covered hill slopes. Th ...

, a group of lakes in northern

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 ...

, located in the

Burabay District Burabay District ( kk, Бурабай ауданы, ; russian: Бурабайский район) is a district of Aqmola Region in northern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Shchuchinsk. Population: Prior to S ...

Akmola Region Akmola Region ( kz, Ақмола облысы, translit=Aqmola oblysy; russian: Акмолинская область, Akmolinskaya oblast) is a centrally located region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Kokshetau. The national capital, Astana, is en ...

, in the eastern part of 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.holy lake Sacred waters are sacred natural sites characterized by tangible topographical land formations such as rivers, lakes, spring (hydrosphere), springs, Water reservoir, reservoirs, and oceans, as opposed to holy water which is water elevated with t ...

Geography

The lake is separated from nearby lake

Ulken Shabakty Lake Ulken Shabakty ( kz, Үлкен Шабақты, ''Ülken Şabaqty''; russian: Большое Чебачье) is a lake in the Burabay District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. Fishery on the lake is common. The lake lies by Burabay s ...

to the north by a narrow strip of land. Lake

Kishi Shabakty Kishi Shabakty ( kk, Кіші Шабақты; russian: Малое Чебачье, ''Maloye Chebachye'' —"Small Chebachye") is a lake in Burabay District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. The lake is part of the Burabay National Park, a protected are ...

lies to the NW and lake Shchuchye to the SW. The shores of the lake are overgrown with pine forest. The water in the lake is limpid and the bottom can be seen clearly. The water surface of the lake is almost open, only the western and northwestern shores are rushy; the southern shores are rocky, and the eastern shores are sandy. The bottom is flat. The lake has several capes. Near the northwestern cape, there is a rocky mushroom-shaped island, Zhumbaktas ("Sphinx"), reaching an elevation of above the water. Burabay is separated by mountain ranges from the closest lakes. The cliffs and capes of the northwestern and southern coasts create a unique landscape. The lake water is healing. On the eastern shore, there is the

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 ...

and the Nature Museum (Kazakh: Табиғат мұражайы). The surrounding area is situated within 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 ...

In literature

The Kazakh writer Zhanaidar Musin, in his book «Жер шоктыгы Кокшетау» (Almaty, 1989), called Lake Burabay "Kumuskol", which means "silver lake". The nature of Burabay is proclaimed in Saken Seifulin’s poem “Kokshetau”:

Burabay water’s more limpid than dew One cannot withhold admiration its view. Its shore’s overgrown with glorious trees Magnificent pines, white birches make scenery splendid indeed.

References

{{Lakes of Kazakhstan

Kazakh Uplands