Zhaksykylysh (Kazakh: Жақсықылыш; Russian: Жаксыкылыш) is a salt lake in Aral District, Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan.[1]
| Zhaksykylysh | |
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| Жақсықылыш | |
 Sentinel-2 image of the lake in April | |
  Zhaksykylysh Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Location | Aral Karakum |
| Coordinates | 46°55′N 62°00′E / 46.917°N 62.000°E |
| Type | endorheic |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Surface area | 74.5 square kilometers (28.8 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 48 meters (157 ft) |
Table salt is being mined in Zhaksykylysh since 1925. Nowadays the Kyzylorda-based Araltuz company carries out the salt-mining operations.[2] Over 99% of the refined table salt produced in Kazakhstan is extracted at the Zhaksykylysh salt lakes, of which about 66% is exported.[3][4]
Geography
editZhaksykylysh is an endorheic lake cluster located about 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the northeast of the Aral Sea in the western part of the Aral Karakum Desert region. The Zhaksykylysh Range, a mountain chain of moderate elevation, limits the lake to the northwest. A multitude of smaller lakes and salt flats fan-out to the east in the adjoining flat land.[5][6]
Zhaksykylysh was affected by the drying of the Aral Sea basin in recent decades. Currently the lake surface has shrunk. The lake is shallow and has water only following the melting of the snows in the spring. By July it turns into a dry, salt-covered depression. The thickness of the salt layer in the lake ranges between 1 meter (3 ft 3 in) and 2 meters (6 ft 7 in).[7][6] The basin of the Zhaksykylysh is a grazing ground for local cattle during the spring, before the withering of the grass in the summer.[7]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "L-41 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ «Araltuz» JSC, Zhaksykylysh village - eeq
- ^ Economic news in brief - The Astana Times
- ^ Production of salt in the Aral Sea area - aboutkazakhstan.com
- ^ Zhaksykylysh // Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia. - Almaty: Kazakh encyclopedias, 2005. - T. II. — ISBN 9965-9746-3-2
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ a b ATAMEKEN: Geographical encyclopedia. / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5
External links
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Media related to Zhaksykylysh at Wikimedia Commons- Lake Zhaksykylysh. Araltuz. Kyzylorda region, Kazakhstan
- Kyzylorda - Information about the region
- Development of biotechnological processes оf the production of cosmetological preparations based on plant and salt-containing raw materials of Southern Kazakhstan
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