Kayrakkum Reservoir

Kayrakkum Reservoir, also spelled variously as Qayroqqum, Qayraqqum, Kayrakum or Kairakum, is a large artificial lake in of Sughd Province, in northwestern .
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  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: Artificial lake in Sughd Province, Tajikistan (Also Known as ‘Bahri Tajik’)
  • Also known as: Kayrakkumskoye Vodokhranilishche”, “Kayrakum Reservoir”, “Kayrakumskoye Vodokhranilishche”, and “Obanbori Qayroqum

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lohuti.

Village
is a town and jamoat in north-western . It is part of the city of in . The jamoat has a total population of 21,652. is situated 8 km southeast of Kayrakkum Reservoir.

Kayrakkum Reservoir

Latitude
40.29° or 40° 17′ 24″ north
Longitude
70.06° or 70° 3′ 36″ east
Elevation
345 metres (1,132 feet)
Open location code
8JGG73Q6+X2
Geo­Names ID
1504104
Wiki­data ID
Q668883
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Uzbek—“Kayrakkum Reservoir” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Embassament de Kairakkum
  • Cebuano: Kayrakum Reservoir
  • Chinese: 凯拉库姆
  • Chinese: 凱拉庫姆
  • Czech: Kajrakkumská přehrada
  • Czech: Kajrakkumská přehradní nádrž
  • Czech: Kajrakkumská vodní nádrž
  • Finnish: Qairoqqumin tekojärvi
  • French: lac de Kayrakkum
  • French: réservoir de Kaïrakkoum
  • French: Réservoir de Kaïrakkoum
  • German: Kairakkum-Stausee
  • German: Kairakkumskoye-Stausee
  • German: Kajrakkum-Stausee
  • German: Kayrakkum-Stausee
  • German: Tadschikisches Meer
  • Japanese: カイラクム貯水池
  • Japanese: カイラックム貯水池
  • Japanese: タジク海
  • Korean: 카이라쿰호
  • Lithuanian: Tadžikijos marios
  • Luxembourgish: Kairakkum-Stauséi
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kairakkum-demningen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kairakkum-reservoaret
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kairakkum
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kairakum
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kajrakkum-reservoaret
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kajrakkum
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kayrakkum-reservoaret
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kayrakkum
  • Norwegian: Kairakkum
  • Persian: بحر تاجیک
  • Polish: Bahri Todżik
  • Polish: Zbiornik Kajrakkumski
  • Portuguese: Represa de Kayrakkum
  • Russian: Кайракумское водохранилище
  • Russian: Таджикское Море
  • Spanish: Embalse de Kairakkum
  • Swedish: Kairakkum
  • Tajik: Obanbori Qajroqqum
  • Tajik: Баҳри тоҷик
  • Tajik: Обанбори Баҳри тоҷик
  • Tajik: Обанбори Қайроққум
  • Ukrainian: Кайраккумське водосховище
  • Ukrainian: Таджицьке море
  • Uzbek: Qayroqqum suv ombori

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Frunze and Jigdalik.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Qaraqchiqum and Gory Ak-Bel’.

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