Yashilkul

Yashilkul (Russian: Яшилькуль; Tajik: Яшилкӯл) is a freshwater lake in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, in southeast Tajikistan, about 130 kilometres (81 mi) east of the provincial capital of Khorugh. Lying in the upper Gunt valley of the Pamir Mountains, it has an area of 3,600 hectares (8,900 acres) with a maximum depth of 52 metres (171 ft). It lies 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) from a similar lake, Bulunkul, both of which are surrounded by other wetlands as well as sand and pebble plains. The lake forms part of the Bulunkul and Yashilkul lakes and mountains Important Bird Area.[1]

This article is about a lake in Tajikistan. For the lake in Ngari Prefecture, see Yeshil Kul.
Yashilkul
Yashilkul
Location of lake in Tajikistan.
Location of lake in Tajikistan.
Yashilkul
LocationGorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Tajikistan
Coordinates37°45′00″N 72°54′00″E
Typelake
Native name
Surface area3,600 hectares (8,900 acres)
Max. depth52 metres (171 ft)

References
  1. "Bulunkul and Yashilkul lakes and mountains". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
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