Toraigyr ( kk, Торайғыр) is a lake in
Bayanaul District
Bayanaul ( kk, Баянауыл ауданы, ) is a district of Pavlodar Region in northern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Bayanaul. Population:
Geography
Bayanaul District lies in the Kazakh Uplands. hi ...
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Pavlodar Region
Pavlodar Region ( kk, Павлодар облысы, translit=Pavlodar oblysy; russian: Павлодарская область, translit=Pavlodarskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakhstan. The population of the region was and ; the latest official ...
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Toraigyr falls within the perimeter of the
Bayanaul National Park, a
protected area
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. The lake is one of the places in Kazakhstan named after
Kazakh poet
Sultanmahmut Toraygirov
Sultanmakhmut Toraygirov ( kz, Сұлтанмахмұт Торайғыров, 29 October 1893 – 21 May 1920) was a prominent Kazakh writer and poet. He was born in Kyzyl Tau (near the city of Kokshetau) but moved to Bayanaul in the province o ...
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[''Kazakhstan National encyclopedia'', Volume VIII; Chief editor A. Nysanbayev - ]Almaty
Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...
"Kazakh encyclopedia" General editor, 1998. ISBN 5-89800-123-9
Geography
Toraigyr is an elongated lake that lies in the
Bayanaul Range, below the slopes of the northern side of the mountains. It is the third largest lake of the Bayanaul area. Mount
Akbet
Akbet ( kk, Ақбет) is a mountain in Bayanaul District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.
Akbet is located about to the NNW of Bayanaul. According to local folklore, the mountain is named after a Kazakhs, Kazakh girl who killed herself there aft ...
, the highest point of the range, is located nearby. There are two rocky islets near the southwestern end of the lake. Part of the shore is rocky and the water is slightly brackish.
Toraigyr village lies close to the western shore of the lake. The nearest town is
Bayanaul, located to the southeast.
Fauna
The main fish species in Toraigyr lake are
carp
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and
perch
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Bayanaul National Park, Kazakhstan
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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
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Legends of Bayanaul • Toraigyr kal
Kazakh Uplands
Lakes of Pavlodar Region
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