- Iskanderkul
Infobox lake
lake_name = Iskanderkul
image_lake =
caption_lake =
image_bathymetry =
caption_bathymetry =
location =Gissar Range ,Fann Mountains
coords = coord|39|04|21|N|68|21|59|E|type:waterbody_region:TJ
type =glacial lake
inflow = Sarytag, Khozormech, Serima
outflow = Iskander Darya
catchment =
basin_countries =Tajikistan
length =
width =
area = 3.4 km²
depth =
max-depth = 72 m
volume =
residence_time =
shore =
elevation = 2,195 m
islands =
cities =Iskanderkul — a mountain lake of glacial origin in
Tajikistan 'sSughd Province . Located at an altitude of 2,195 m on the northern slopes ofGissar Range in theFann Mountains . Triangular in shape, it has a surface area of 3.4 km2 and is up to 72 m deep. One of the most beautiful mountain lakes in all of the former Soviet Union, a popular tourist attraction.According to tradition, the lake takes its name from
Alexander the Great : "Iskander" is the Central Asian pronunciation of Alexander, and "kul" is lake in Tajik.References
* [http://slovari.yandex.ru/art.xml?art=bse/00030/38600.htm&encpage=bse&mrkp=http%3A//hghltd.yandex.net/yandbtm%3Furl%3Dhttp%253A//encycl.yandex.ru/texts/bse/00030/38600.htm%26text%3D%25EF%253D%25FF%25B0%25EF%25B0%25EF%25B0%25EF%25A5%25EF%25AA%25EF%25B0%25FF%25B0%25EF%25B0%25FF%25B0%25EF%25B0%25FF%25B0%26%26isu%3D2 Lake Iskanderkul, "Big Soviet Encyclopedia" on Yandex] (Russian).
* [http://niceworld.su/ussr-nature/62-ozero-iskanderkul.html Lake Iskanderkul — the heart of the Fann Mountains] (Russian).
* [http://www.panoramio.com/photo/4886031 Photo of Lake Iskanderkul on Panoramio] .
* [http://sab.sscc.ru/~TOUR/Gissar87/photos3.html Lake Iskanderkul: photo gallery.]
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