Korgalzhyn
Kazakhstan · Asia
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Korgalzhyn (Kazakh: Қорғалжын; Russian: Кургальджин) is a lake in Korgalzhyn District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. Korgalzhyn is the main body of water of the Korgalzhyn group of lakes, which includes Birtaban, Sholakshalkar, Shalkar, Zhanybekshalkar, Uialyshalkar and Zhandyshalkar.
Korgalzhyn is one of the main lakes of the Tengiz-Korgalzhyn Depression. The lake is part of the Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve, a 237,100 hectares (586,000 acres) protected area. It is also an Important Bird Area and Ramsar site with its wetlands and mostly muddy waterways which are the breeding site of 318 bird species, including 22 endangered birds.
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