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Kulykol

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Kulykol
Kulykol. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

About

Kulykol (Kazakh: Қулыкөл) is a lake in Kamysty District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies near the Kazakhstan–Russia border.

The nearest inhabited place is Taldykol, located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) to the east. Kulykol is part of the Kulykol-Taldykol Lake System, a 8,300 hectares (21,000 acres) Ramsar site since 2009. The name of the lake comes from the Kazakh "Қулы/көл", meaning "swan/lake".

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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