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Shalkar (Kokshetau)

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Shalkar (Kokshetau)
Shalkar (Kokshetau). Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

About

Shalkar (Kazakh: Шалқар; Russian: Шалкар) is a lake in Aiyrtau District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan.

Aiyrtau village lies a little to the south of the southwestern tip of the lake and Shalkar village to the southeast of the eastern tip. There are resorts by the lakeshore. Lake Shalkar is part of the Kokshetau National Park, a protected area.

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

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