Lake Ulken Shabakty ( kz, Үлкен Шабақты, ''Ülken Şabaqty''; russian: Большое Чебачье) is a

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

. Fishery on the lake is common. The lake lies by

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 ...

, in the Shchuchinsk-Borovoye resort zone. It is part of 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 ...

, a

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 ...

. "Ulken Shabakty" means "Big Fish" in the

Kazakh language The Kazakh or simply Qazaq (Latin: or , Cyrillic: or , Arabic Script: or , , ) is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch spoken in Central Asia by Kazakhs. It is closely related to Nogai, Kyrgyz and Karakalpak. It is the official lan ...

( "Ulken" - big; "Shabakty " - fish).

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Ulken Shabakty is part 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 ...

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 ...

. It is located to the north of lake Burabay. Lake Kishi Shabakty lies to the west, and lake Shchuchye to the SSW. There are a number of islands in the lake. It has an area of . The average depth of the lake is about , with a maximum of . The lake basin is of tectonic origin, with granite rocks lining certain stretches of the shore.

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