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Karakul (Tajikistan)

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Karakul (Tajikistan)

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Karakul or Qarokul (Kyrgyz for "black lake", replacing the older Tajik name Siob, Tajik, Uyghur, Qaraköl, Kyrgyz) is an endorheic lake, 25 km (16 mi) in diameter, located within a 52 km (32 mi) impact crater. It is located in the Tajik National Park in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan.

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