Shubarteniz ( kk, Шұбартеңіз; russian: Шубартениз) 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
Ulytau District
Ulytau District ( kk, Ұлытау ауданы, ) is a district of Ulytau Region in central Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the Auyl of Ulytau. Population:
Geography
The Ulutau, a subrange of the Kazakh Uplands, ex ...
,
Karaganda Region
Karaganda Region ( kk, Qarağandy oblysy; russian: Карагандинская область, translit=Karagandinskaja oblast′), also spelled Qaraghandy Region, is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Karaganda.
On 17 March 2022 it was an ...
,
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 ...
.
In 1728, one of the battles of the
Kazakh–Dzungar Wars
The Kazakh–Dzungar Wars (1643–1756) were a series of long conflicts between the Kazakh Juzes and Dzungar Khanate. The strategic goal for the Dzungars was to increase their territories by taking neighboring lands that were part of the Kazakh ...
took place near the lake and ended with the victory of the
Kazakh Army.
“Map of Kazakhstan “Atameken”
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Geography
Shubarteniz 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). ...
lying at the northern end of the Turan Lowland
The Turan Depression, Turan Lowland or Turanian Basin is a low-lying desert basin region stretching from southern Turkmenistan through Uzbekistan to Kazakhstan.
Geography
The lowland region lies to the east of the Caspian Sea and southeast o ...
. The lake is shallow.[''Questions on the Geography of Kazakhstan'', Volume 6., Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR., 1960. P. 20] Koskol
Koskol ( kk, Қоскөл; russian: Косколь), is a village in the Ulytau District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. It is the head of the Koskol Rural District (КАТО code — 356055100). Population:
Geography
The village is located t ...
village is located to the west of Shubarteniz. The road between Koskol and Karsakpay skirts the northern end of the lake.Google Earth
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Baikonyr
The Baikonyr or Baikonur ( kk, Байқоңыр; russian: Байконыр) is a river in the Ulytau District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. It has a length of and a drainage basin of . Google Earth
The river flows by Baikonur village. Ancien ...
into the southeastern shore, the Zhymyky
The Zhymyky ( kk, Жымықы; russian: Жимыкы) is a river in the Ulytau District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. It has a length of and a drainage basin of . Google Earth
The river flows across the road that runs roughly from east to we ...
from the northeast, and the Kalmakkyrgan
The Kalmakkyrgan ( kk, Қалмаққырылған; russian: Калмаккырган), also known as Bileuty ( kk, Белеуітті or ''Білеу''; russian: Билеуты), is a river in the Ulytau District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. ...
from the south. The Zhyngyldyozek
The Zhyngyldyozek ( kk, Жыңғылдыөзек; russian: Жынгылдыозек) is a river in Kazakhstan. It has a length of and a catchment area of . flows out of the lake from the western shore. Shubarteniz is fed mainly by snow
Snow comprises individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes.
It consists of frozen crystalline water throughout ...
.sor
Sor may refer to:
* Fernando Sor (1778–1839), Spanish guitarist and composer
* Sor, Ariège, a French commune
* SOR Libchavy, a Czech bus manufacturer
* Sor, Azerbaijan, a village
* Sor, Senegal, an offshore island
* Sor River, a river in the ...
, where the salt precipitates in numerous spots of the exposed bottom of the lake. The salt of Shubarteniz is of high quality.[Шубар-Тенгиз // Краткая географическая энциклопедия, Том 4 / Гл.ред. Григорьев А. А. М.: Советская энциклопедия — 1964]
Flora
There is little vegetation in the area of Shubarteniz, except for scattered spots of saltwort Saltwort is a common name for various genera of flowering plants that thrive in salty environments, typically in coastal salt marshes and seashores, including:
:*''Salsola'' and related genera within subfamily ''Salsoloideae''
:*''Salicornia''
:*'' ...
growth near the lakeshore.
See also
*Kazakh semi-desert
The Kazakh semi-desert is an ecoregion in the deserts and xeric shrublands biome, located in Kazakhstan. The climate is semi-arid and continental, with a total annual precipitation of , and mean temperatures in January averaging and in July . It i ...
*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
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Method for preparing a salt and enriching ingredient compositionМесто поклонения - Казахстанская правда
Lakes of Kazakhstan
Karaganda Region
Shalkarteniz basin
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