Akzhaykyn (; ) is a salt lake group in Sozak District, Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan.
Akzhaykyn is one of the main lakes of the Ashchykol Depression. There used to be fisheries in the lake in 1965—1967, at the time of the Kazakh SSR.Klimov F.V. Status of the ichthyofauna of the Akzhaykyn lake system in the lower reaches of the river Shu, // Fishery research in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Almaty, 2005, pp. 98-106
Geography Akzhaykyn is located in the Ashchykol Depression, a largely flat arid region dominated by salt marshes and salt flats. In years of sufficient rain the Chu river flows from the east into it. The Ashchykol lake cluster is located to the WNW. Both lake groups are part of the Important Bird Area "Lakes in the lower reaches of the Chu River".IBA - Lakes in the lower reaches of the Chu River
The shores of Akzhaykyn are flat and sandy. The core lake is round and relatively deep, but the extensive cluster of shallower lakes surrounding it become dry after the flood season that follows the melting of the snows. There are no settlements near the lake.Google Earth Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia / General editor A. Nysanbayev - Almaty, 1998 ISBN 5-89800-123-9
See also List of lakes of Kazakhstan Sor (geomorphology)
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External links
Chu-Talas, Kazakhstan Changes in Diversity of Fish Fauna of the Chu River Basin (Central Asia) Black Stork Odyssey