Issyk-Kul

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Issyk-Kul is a large, deep, and saline mountain lake in eastern Kyrgyzstan, renowned as one of the world’s largest high-altitude lakes and a major natural landmark of Central Asia.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Lake Issyk-Kul 10
Issyk-Kul Lake 4
Issyk-Kul canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf endorheic lake
lake
mountain lake
saline lake
basinCountry Kyrgyzstan
country Kyrgyzstan
freezesInWinter false
hasAverageDepth approximately 278 meters
hasClimateInfluenceOn Issyk-Kul Region
hasInflow Jyrgalan River
Tüp River
numerous small mountain streams
hasLength approximately 182 kilometers
hasMajorResortTown Cholpon-Ata
hasMajorTown Balykchy
Karakol
hasMaximumDepth approximately 668 meters
hasNearbyArchaeologicalSites true
hasNearbyMountainRange Kungey Alatau
Terskey Alatau
hasNotableFeature does not freeze despite high altitude
hasOutflow none
hasRamsarStatus true
hasSalinity about 0.6 percent
hasSubmergedArchaeologicalRemains true
hasSurfaceArea approximately 6,200 square kilometers
hasSurfaceElevation approximately 1,607 meters above sea level
hasUNESCOBiosphereReserveStatus true
hasWaterType saline
hasWidth up to about 60 kilometers
isAmongLargestHighAltitudeLakes true
isEndorheic true
isImportantFor migratory waterbirds
isMajorNaturalLandmarkOf Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan
isMajorTouristDestinationIn Kyrgyzstan
isOneOfLargestLakesByArea true
locatedIn eastern Kyrgyzstan
locatedInRegion Issyk-Kul Region
locatedInSubregion Central Asia
locatedOnContinent Asia
nameLanguage Kyrgyz
nameMeaning warm lake
partOf Issyk-Kul Basin
linked to: Issyk-Kul
recognizedAsImportantBirdArea true
surroundedBy Tian Shan mountains
linked to: Tien Shan
usedFor fishing
recreation
tourism

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Central Asia hasMajorLake Issyk-Kul
Kyrgyzstan majorLake Issyk-Kul
Issyk-Kul partOf Issyk-Kul Basin
linked to: Issyk-Kul
Issyk-Kul Region contains Issyk-Kul Lake
linked to: Issyk-Kul
Issyk-Kul Region namedAfter Issyk-Kul Lake
linked to: Issyk-Kul
Issyk-Kul Region hasAttraction Issyk-Kul Lake
linked to: Issyk-Kul
Issyk-Kul Region hasBodyOfWater Issyk-Kul Lake
linked to: Issyk-Kul
Balykchy locatedOn Lake Issyk-Kul
linked to: Issyk-Kul
Balykchy hasPortOn Lake Issyk-Kul
linked to: Issyk-Kul
Cholpon-Ata isResortOn Lake Issyk-Kul
linked to: Issyk-Kul
Karakol locatedNear Lake Issyk-Kul
linked to: Issyk-Kul
Kungey Alatau locatedNear Lake Issyk-Kul
linked to: Issyk-Kul
Kungey Alatau locatedOnNorthernShoreOf Lake Issyk-Kul
linked to: Issyk-Kul
Kungey Alatau drainageTo Lake Issyk-Kul basin
linked to: Issyk-Kul
Kungey Alatau hasScenicViewOf Lake Issyk-Kul
linked to: Issyk-Kul
Terskey Alatau formsBorderOf Lake Issyk-Kul
linked to: Issyk-Kul
Terskey Alatau formsSouthernBorderOf Lake Issyk-Kul
linked to: Issyk-Kul
Terskey Alatau drainageTo Lake Issyk-Kul
linked to: Issyk-Kul
Kokshaal-Too range drainage Issyk-Kul basin
linked to: Issyk-Kul