Ala-Köl (Kyrgyz: Ала-Көл,[1] also Алакөл, Russian: Ала-Куль, romanized: Ala-Kul) is a rock-dammed lake in the Terskey Alatau mountain range in the Ak-Suu District of the Issyk-Kul Region in Kyrgyzstan. It lies at an altitude of 3,532 m (11,588 ft). It is 2.8 km (1.7 mi) long and 600–700 m (2,000–2,300 ft) wide. Its area is 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi).[2]
A Russian traveller named Putimtsoff was the first to knowingly visit the lake in 1811. He gave a good description of it, mentioning rocks of different colours in the lake, and the furious winds blowing around the lake. Thirty years later Alexander von Schrenk explored the lake and its surroundings.[3]
Literally, the name Ala-Köl would mean 'variegated lake,' although it probably takes its name from the Ala-Таu mountains lying further north.[4]
^"Алакөл" [Alaköl] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 215.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^Bretschneider, E. (1910), Mediæval researches from eastern Asiatic sources: Fragments towards the knowledge of the geography and history of central and western Asia from the 13th to the 17th century, p. 126, Michigan University
^Taylor, Issac (1898), Names and their histories: a handbook of historical geography and topographical nomenclature, p. 317, Rivingtons
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köl, this, article, about, lake, kyrgyzstan, lake, kazakhstan, lake, alakol, other, uses, alakol, disambiguation, kyrgyz, Ала, Көл, also, Алакөл, russian, Ала, Куль, romanized, rock, dammed, lake, terskey, alatau, mountain, range, district, issyk, region, kyrg. This article is about the lake in Kyrgyzstan For the lake in Kazakhstan see Lake Alakol For other uses see Alakol disambiguation Ala Kol Kyrgyz Ala Kol 1 also Alakol Russian Ala Kul romanized Ala Kul is a rock dammed lake in the Terskey Alatau mountain range in the Ak Suu District of the Issyk Kul Region in Kyrgyzstan It lies at an altitude of 3 532 m 11 588 ft It is 2 8 km 1 7 mi long and 600 700 m 2 000 2 300 ft wide Its area is 1 5 km2 0 58 sq mi 2 Ala KolAla KolShow map of KyrgyzstanAla KolShow map of AsiaLocationTerskey AlatauCoordinates42 19 3 N 78 32 8 E 42 31750 N 78 53556 E 42 31750 78 53556Lake typeRock dammedNative nameAla Kol Kyrgyz Catchment area9 46 km2 3 65 sq mi Basin countriesKyrgyzstanMax length2 8 km 1 7 mi Max width0 7 km 0 43 mi Surface area1 5 km2 0 58 sq mi Surface elevation3 532 m 11 588 ft Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit nbsp Lake Ala KolA Russian traveller named Putimtsoff was the first to knowingly visit the lake in 1811 He gave a good description of it mentioning rocks of different colours in the lake and the furious winds blowing around the lake Thirty years later Alexander von Schrenk explored the lake and its surroundings 3 Literally the name Ala Kol would mean variegated lake although it probably takes its name from the Ala Tau mountains lying further north 4 See also EditIndex of Kyrgyzstan related articlesReferences Edit Decree 7 September 2009 No 561 in Kyrgyz Alakol Alakol PDF Kyrgyzstandyn Geografiyasy Geography of Kyrgyzstan in Kyrgyz Bishkek 2004 p 215 a href Template Cite encyclopedia html title Template Cite encyclopedia cite encyclopedia a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Bretschneider E 1910 Mediaeval researches from eastern Asiatic sources Fragments towards the knowledge of the geography and history of central and western Asia from the 13th to the 17th century p 126 Michigan University Taylor Issac 1898 Names and their histories a handbook of historical geography and topographical nomenclature p 317 RivingtonsExternal links Edit nbsp Media related to Ala Kul at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This Kyrgyzstan location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ala Kol amp oldid 1147044362, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
