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Karakul (China)

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Location
  
Xinjiang

Surface area
  
4.8 km (1.9 sq mi)

Surface elevation
  
3,645 m

Length
  
3 km

Basin countries
  
China

Max. depth
  
242 m (794 ft)

Area
  
4.8 km²

Parent range
  
Pamir Mountains

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The Karakul or Karakuli (Uyghur: قاراكۆل‎, ULY: Qaraköl, lit. "black lake") is a lake located 196 km southwest of Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. It is located in Akto County, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture on the Karakoram Highway, before reaching Tashkurgan, the Khunjerab Pass on the China - Pakistan border and Sost in Pakistan.

Map of Kala Kule Lake, Akto, Kizilsu, China

At an altitude of 3,600 m, it is the highest lake of the Pamir plateau, near the junction of the Pamir, Tian Shan and Kunlun mountain ranges. Surrounded by mountains which remain snow-covered throughout the year, the three highest peaks visible from the lake are the Muztagh Ata (7,546 m), Kongur Tagh (7,649 m) and Kongur Tiube (7,530 m). The lake is popular among travellers for its beautiful scenery and the clarity of its reflection in the water, whose color ranges from a dark green to azure and light blue. There are two Kirgiz settlements along the shore of Karakul lake, a small number of yurts about 1 km east of the bus drop-off point and a village with stone houses located on the western shores.

References

Karakul (China) Wikipedia


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