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Karakul
Location	Xinjiang
Coordinates	38°26′N 75°03′E / 38.433°N 75.050°E / 38.433; 75.050
Basin countries	China

Surface area	4.8 km²
Max. depth	242 m
Surface elevation	3600 m

The KarakulorKarakuli ("black lake")^[1] is a lake located 196 km from Kashgar,^[2] Xinjiang province, China, in Akto County, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture on the Karakoram Highway, before reaching Tashkurgan, the Khunjerab Pass on the China - Pakistan border and SostinPakistan. At an altitude of 3,600 m,^[3] it is the highest lake of the Pamir plateau, near the junction of the Pamir, Tian Shan and Kunlun mountain ranges. Surrounded by mountains which remain snow-covered throughout the year, the three highest peaks visible from the lake are the Muztagh Ata (7,546 m), Kongur Tagh (7,649 m) and Kongur Tiube (7,530 m). The lake is popular among travellers for its beautiful scenery and the clarity of its reflection in the water, whose color ranges from a dark green to azure and light blue. There are two Kirgiz settlements along the shore of Karakul lake, a small number of yurts about 1 km east of the bus drop-off point and a village with stone houses located on the western shores.

Karakul

Chinese name

Traditional Chinese

喀拉庫勒湖

Simplified Chinese

喀拉库勒湖

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Kālākùlēi Hú

Abbreviation

Chinese

喀拉湖

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Kālā Hú

Kirghiz name

Kirghiz

Қарoкул

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Footnotes

^ Bonavia (2004), p. 348.

^ Bonavia (2004), p. 337.

^ Not to be confused with Karakul (Tajikistan).

References

Bonavia, Judy (2004).The Silk Road: X'ian to Kashgar. Odyssey Guides, Hong Kong. ISBN 962-217-741-7.

External links

Pictures of Karakul Lake

Notes

v t e Lakes of China
Five Great Lakes	Poyang Dongting Chao Tai Hongze
Notable freshwater lakes	Xingkai Poyang Dongting Tai Hulun Hongze Nansi Bosten Chao Gaoyou Ngoring Gyaring Sayram Baiyangdian Honghu Longgan Liangzi Dianchi Manasarovar Ulansuhai Luoma Erhai Junshan Fuxian Shiju Wabu Nanyi Dongping Ge Yangcheng Chenghai Dianshan Yangzong Xingyun Qilu Yilong Ayding Buir Chagan Daming Diexi Dongqian Heaven (Changbai Tianchi) Baihua Karakul Kunming Lugu Ruyi South Tangjiashan Baiyun Xuanwu Yueya Kanas Dushu
Notable salt lakes	Qinghai Namtso Siling Zhari Namco Tangra Yumco Ulungur Yamdrok Pangong Rakshastal (La-Ang Tso) Aibi
National Parks	Jingpo Wudalianchi Tai West (Hangzhou) East Lake (Wuhan) Tianshan Tianchi Songhua Jingyue Slim West Dongting Hongfeng Dianchi Jin Crescent Qinghai Chao Fairy West (Huizhou) Qiong Bosten Feiyun Huguang Rock Bailong Sayram Huating Zhelin
Protected wetlands	Dongting Poyang Hulun South Dongting West Dongting Xingkai Bita Napa Lashi Nygoring Gyaring
Nature Reserves	Hengshui Xingkai Wudalianchi Yinglong Caiyun Shengjin Poyang Dongting Erhai Serling West (Dunhuang) Gahai Qinghai Caohai Hulun Kanas Hongze Haba
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