Lake Markakol ( kz, Марқакөл, ''Marqaköl''; russian: озеро Маркаколь, ozero Markakol') is a lake and popular tourist destination in East Kazakhstan. The lake is fed with small rivers and streams. Its coasts are cut up by gulfs. It is the largest lake in the

Katonkaragay District Katonkaragay, also spelled Katon-Karagay ( kk, Қатонқарағай ауданы, translit=Qatonqarağai audany) is a district of East Kazakhstan Region in eastern Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a tr ...

of East Kazakhstan Region. Its main outflow is the Kalzhyr, a tributary of the

Irtysh The Irtysh ( otk, 𐰼𐱅𐰾:𐰇𐰏𐰕𐰏, Ertis ügüzüg, mn, Эрчис мөрөн, ''Erchis mörön'', "erchleh", "twirl"; russian: Иртыш; kk, Ертіс, Ertis, ; Chinese: 额尔齐斯河, pinyin: ''É'ěrqísī hé'', Xiao'e ...

. There have been more than 700 species of higher plants recorded in this area.

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File:Markakol_2.jpg File:Markakol_3.jpg File:Urunkhayka.jpg, The village of

Urunkhayka Urunkhayka ( kk, Урүнхайка, ''Ürünhaika'') is a small village in Kazakhstan. It is on the eastern border of Lake Markakol in Katonkaragay District of East Kazakhstan Region. Climate Urunkhayka has a subarctic climate (Köppen Köpp ...

on the east coast of Markakol.

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Lakes of Kazakhstan Altai Mountains East Kazakhstan Region LMarkakol South Siberian Mountains {{Kazakhstan-geo-stub