Barak Kol
Barak Kol (Kazakh: Барақкөл, Baraqkól) or Baraq Lake (also Baraqköl, Barakol Lake, Barakkol Lake, Ozero Barakkol', Ozero Barak-Kul'[1]) is a lake in Ulytau District, Karaganda Region, of central Kazakhstan between the mountains Gora Akdongul and Gora Baygetobe.[2] Köl is the word for lake in Turkic languages, and Baraq was a khan of the Chagatai Khanate, a great-great-grandson of Genghis Khan.[3]
| Barak Kol | |
|---|---|
| Baraq Lake, Baraqköl, Barakol Lake, Barakkol Lake, Ozero Barakkol, Ozero Barak-Kul | |
  Barak Kol | |
| Location | Ulytau District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan |
| Coordinates | 49°18′43″N 67°16′33″E |
| Type | lake |
| Max. length | 4 kilometres (4,000 m) |
| Max. width | 3.5 kilometres (3,500 m) |
Barak Kol is an important wetland for migrating geese, specifically Anser anser, the greylag goose, and Anser erythropus, the lesser white-fronted goose.[4] The lake is approximately 3.5 kilometres (3,500 m) wide and 4 kilometres (4,000 m) long. The lake is freshwater with reeds growing along the margins. It lies in a shallow valley pinching out to the north and opening out to the south with low hills to the northeast and northwest.[5]
It is part of the proposed Ulytau-Arganatinsk nature reserve. The nearest settlement is Arganatinsk.
Notes and references
- United States Board on Geographic Names (1959). U.S.S.R. and certain neighboring areas; official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Gazetteer, no. 42. Washington, D.C.: Office of Geography. p. 240.
- "Ozero Barakkol', Qaraghandy, Kazakhstan". Traveling Luck.
- Biran, Michael (1997). Qaidu and the Rise of the Independent Mongol State in Central Asia. Surrey, England: Curzon Press. ISBN 978-0-7007-0631-0.
- "Bird areas: Ashchykol and Barakkol Lakes IBA". Global Species. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016.
- "Important Bird and Biodiversity Area factsheet: KZ061: Ashchykol and Barakkol Lakes". BirdLife International.
Further reading
- Sklyarenko, Sergeĭ Lʹvovich; Welch, G. R. & Brombacher, Michael (2008). Important Bird Areas in Kazakhstan: Priority sites for conservation. Almaty: Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan (ACBK). ISBN 978-9965-32-686-8.
