Thursday, March 28

Main sights of Tajikistan: Karakul Lake

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“Embassy Life” has already managed to tell within the framework of a series of notes about those sights of Tajikistan that differ in their history, landscapes and special types of recreation. Today we will talk about the high-altitude lake Karakul.

Karakul Lake is the largest drainless lake located in the eastern part of the Pamirs, south of the Zaalai Ridge, on the territory of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan. The name of the lake can be translated from Turkic as “Black Lake”. It was so named because at a certain time of day, the water in the lake acquires a black hue, although this is not entirely reliable: when the sun shines at a certain angle, the crystal clear water of the lake becomes either dark blue or dark green.

The lake lies in a flat basin at an altitude of 3914 meters above sea level. Karakul is 100 m higher than the famous alpine lake Titicaca in the Andes. In addition, this largest glacial-tectonic lake has an area without islands of 380 sq. km, and a maximum depth of about 240 meters. Karakul is surrounded by desert rocky ridges, in the west approaching the lake, and in the east separated from it by several kilometers.

The electronic online publication “Embassy Life” expresses its gratitude To the Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan in the Russian Federation for the information and media files provided.

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