Zholdybay ( kk, Жолдыбай; russian: Жолдыбай) is a

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in the

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 ...

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. The lake lies less than to the north of

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village. Administratively it is part of the Kokshetau City Administration. Zholdybay is used for watering local cattle in the spring.''ATAMEKEN: Geographical Encyclopedia.'' / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5

Geography

Zholdybay lies off to the north 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 ...

and is part of the

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basin. Its maximum length is . The lakeshores are flat and gently sloping, except for the southern and eastern shores where they are rocky, rising to a height of to . Along the shore of the lake there is a wide strip of black silt smelling of

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.Желдубай
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'' in 30 vols. — Ch. ed.

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. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian) The Saryozek river flows into the lake from the west. The water of the lake is fresh or slightly

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. Zholdybay freezes in early November and thaws in late April. Smaller, but more famous,

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 about to the ESE.

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References

External links

Burabay National Park
(in Russian) {{Lakes of Kazakhstan Lakes of Kazakhstan Akmola Region Kazakh Uplands