Barak Kol (lake)
Barakkol (Kazakh: Барақкөл, Baraqköl) is a lake in Ulytau District, Ulytau Region, central Kazakhstan.
| Barakkol | |
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| Барақкөл | |
Lakes Barakkol (left) and Ashchykol (right) Sentinel-2 image | |
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| Location | Ulytau District, Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan |
| Coordinates | 49°18′43″N 67°16′33″E |
| Type | lake |
| Max. length | 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) |
| Max. width | 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 12 square kilometres (4.6 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 2.9 metres (9 ft 6 in) |
Barakkol is part of the proposed Ulytau-Arganatinsk nature reserve. The nearest settlement is Arganatinsk. Köl is the word for lake in Turkic languages, and Baraq was a khan of the Chagatai Khanate, a great-great-grandson of Genghis Khan.
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