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Ala-Köl (, also Алакөл, ) is a rock-dammed
A Russian traveller named Putimtsoff was the first to knowingly visit the lake in 1811. He gave a good description of it, mentioning rocks of different colours in the lake, and the furious winds blowing around the lake. Thirty years later Alexander von Schrenk explored the lake and its surroundings.
Literally, the name Ala-Köl would mean 'variegated lake,' although it probably takes its name from the Ala-Таu mountains lying further north.Taylor, Issac (1898)
''Names and their histories: a handbook of historical geography and topographical nomenclature''
p. 317, Rivingtons
lake
A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...
in the Terskey Alatau
The Teskey Alatoo (, ), often still known by its Russian language, Russian name Terskey Alatau (), is a mountain range in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan. It stretches south and southeast of Lake Issyk-Kul, from the river Joon-Aryk near Koch ...
mountain range in the Ak-Suu District
Ak-Suu () is a district of Isxsyk-Kul Region in eastern Kyrgyzstan. The administrative center lies at the village Teploklyuchenka. Its area is , and its resident population was 69,439 in 2021.
Geography
Located in Kyrgyzstan's eastern corner, th ...
of the Issyk-Kul Region
Issyk-Kul (, ) is one of the regions of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Karakol. It is surrounded by Almaty Region, Kazakhstan to the north, Chüy Region to the west, Naryn Region to the southwest, and Xinjiang, China to the southeast. It takes ...
in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...
. It lies at an altitude of . It is long and wide. Its area is .
History
A Russian traveller named Putimtsoff was the first to knowingly visit the lake in 1811. He gave a good description of it, mentioning rocks of different colours in the lake, and the furious winds blowing around the lake. Thirty years later Alexander von Schrenk explored the lake and its surroundings.
Literally, the name Ala-Köl would mean 'variegated lake,' although it probably takes its name from the Ala-Таu mountains lying further north.Taylor, Issac (1898)''Names and their histories: a handbook of historical geography and topographical nomenclature''
p. 317, Rivingtons
See also
* Index of Kyrgyzstan-related articlesReferences
External links
* Lakes of Kyrgyzstan Issyk-Kul Region Tian Shan {{Kyrgyzstan-geo-stub