The Ashchykol Depression ( Kazakh : Aştşyköl oipaty ), is a depression in the Turkistan and Kyzylorda regions, Kazakhstan .
4-492: The village of Taykonyr , Suzak District , Turkistan Region is located in the depression. The Ashchykol zone includes a 147,950 hectares (365,600 acres) Important Bird Area . The Ashchykol Depression lies between the lowest reaches of the Sarysu in the west and the mouth of the Chu river in the east. It extends roughly from east to west for a length of roughly 100 km (62 mi) to
8-660: Is a village in Sozak District in Turkestan Region of Kazakhstan . It is part of the Kyzemshek rural district (KATO code - 515645200). Population: 608 (2009 Census results); 444 (1999 Census results). The village lies in the Ashchykol Depression close to a small lake. The district center is the settlement of Sholakkorgan , located 243 kilometers (151 mi) to the southeast. This Kazakhstan location article
12-789: The eastern end and the Boktykaryn the Ashchykol lake. At the western end the Sarysu river usually ends in the Telikol lake. The latter is located between the western limit of the Ashchykol Depression and the Daryaly takir plain further to the west. Reeds and sedges may grow in marshy areas and lake shores. Wormwood , winterfat , Aeluropus and saltwort grow sparsely in the land areas in between. Taykonyr Taykonyr ( Kazakh : Тайқоңыр )
16-621: The southwest of the Betpak-Dala desert, west of the Moiynkum Desert and north of the northwestern end of the Karatau Range . It is a largely flat endorheic basin filled with mixed sand and clay deposits, as well as sandy alluvial sediments. There are numerous intermittent salt lakes and sors . The main lakes are Akzhaikyn and Ashchykol . In wet years the Chu river may reach lake Akzhaikyn at
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