Iskanderkul
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Iskanderkul Искандаркӯл, Искандеркуль |
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| Geographical location | Sughd ( Tajikistan ) | |
| Tributaries | Saritag , Chasormetsch | |
| Drain | Iskander Darya | |
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| Coordinates | 39 ° 4 ′ 21 ″ N , 68 ° 21 ′ 59 ″ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 2195 m | |
| surface | 3.4 km² | |
| Maximum depth | 72 m | |
| Catchment area | 760 km² | |
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The Iskanderkul ( Tajik Искандаркӯл ; Russian Искандеркуль ) is a moraine lake in the mountains of Tajikistan ( Central Asia ).
Iskanderkul is located on the northern slope of the Hissar Mountains in the south of the Sughd province . The 3.4 km² large lake is at an altitude of 2195 m . Its maximum depth is 72 m. Tributaries are Saritag in the southwest and Khasormetsch in the southeast. The Iskanderdarja , the left source river of the Fandarja , drains the Iskanderkul on its northeast bank. Thus, the lake is in the catchment area of the Serafshan .
An access road runs along the Iskanderdarja, which branches off the trunk road between Dushanbe and Tashkent . The lake is developed for tourists .
The name of the lake goes back to Alexander the Great , whose horse, according to legend, drowned in the lake. Accordingly, the word Iskanderkul results from the Persian pronunciation of the name Alexander, Iskander and the Tajik word for lake, kul. On the shores of the lake there is a small holiday settlement that dates back to Soviet times and is frequented by the population of the capital Dushanbe and the surrounding area of the lake in the summer months. The Tajik President's holiday home is located on the opposite bank of the lake. This building cannot be reached via the road leading to the lake, but only via a specially constructed helicopter landing pad or by boat.
For this purpose, the large dining room of the holiday complex was extended towards the lakeshore and a landing stage was added. Driving on the lake is prohibited without a special permit for reasons of species protection. There is a bird sanctuary on the lake shore .
In 1870 the Russian explorer Alexei Fedchenko came to the lake.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Article Iskanderkul in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
- ↑ UNESCO: Iskanderdarya at Istok ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Sonja Bill: Tajikistan: between Dušanbe and the roof of the world . Trescher Verlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3-89794-160-1 ( Google Books ).
