Английская Википедия:Auliekol (lake)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:About Шаблон:Infobox body of water Auliekol (Шаблон:Lang-kk) is a lake in the Ekibastuz City Administration, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.[1] It lies Шаблон:Convert to the southeast of Karazhar village, Шаблон:Convert northwest of Ekibastuz and Шаблон:Convert to the west of Pavlodar. The name "Auliekol" means holy lake in Kazakh.[2][3][4]
Auliekol lakeshore includes one of the important archaeological sites of the region. There are the ruins of an ancient settlement with the remains of a hillfort close to the Olenti river mouth by the western shore of the lake.[5][6]
Geography
Auliekol is an endorheic lake belonging to the Irtysh basin. It lies near the northern end of the Kazakh Uplands at an elevation of Шаблон:Convert. The Irtysh flows Шаблон:Convert to the east of the eastern shores of the lake.[1]
The Olenti river flows into the western lakeshore. There are a number of smaller lakes in the vicinity of Auliekol. Issensor (Есенсор), a salt flat, lies close to the southwestern shore of Auliekol. The area surrounding the lake is mostly flat steppe used for local livestock grazing.[3][2]
Flora
The vegetation of the lakeshore zone includes spear grass, wormwood, wiregrass, akshityr and sedges.[2]
See also
References
External links
- Шаблон:Commons category-inline
- Archaeological excavations on Auliekol
- Five sacred places added to Kazakhstan's Holy Places project
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 ATAMEKEN: Geographical Encyclopedia. / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Google Earth
- ↑ ЛАНДШАФТЫ ПАВЛОДАРСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ
- ↑ Auliekol Hillfort of the XIII - XV centuries
- ↑ Екибастуз - Археологический комплекс Аулиеколь