Ala Kol Lake

Ala-Köl is a rock-dammed on the northern slope of the Terskey Alatau mountain range in the of the in . The lake is located in a narrow gorge on the right side of the Karakol Valley.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: mountain lake in Kyrgyzstan
  • Also known as: “Ala-Köl”, “Ala-Kul”, and “Ala-Kul Lake”

Ala Kol Lake

Latitude
42.31772° or 42° 19′ 4″ north
Longitude
78.53545° or 78° 32′ 8″ east
Elevation
3,519 metres (11,545 feet)
Open location code
8JJW8G9P+35
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27426053
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
7626600
Wiki­data ID
Q2026772
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Satellite Map

Discover Ala Kol Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Ala Kol Lake” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ألا-كول”
  • Catalan: “Ala Kul”
  • Chuvash: “Ала-Куль”
  • Croatian: “Ala-Köl”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره الا كول”
  • French: “Ala Kul”
  • French: “Lac Ala-Kol”
  • German: “Ala-Kul”
  • German: “Alaköl”
  • Kirghiz: “Ala-Kul”
  • Kirghiz: “Ала-Көл”
  • Kölsch: “Alaköl”
  • Lithuanian: “Alakulis”
  • Persian: “دریاچه آلا-کول”
  • Russian: “Ала-Кёль”
  • Russian: “Ала-Куль”
  • Turkish: “Ala Göl”
  • Urdu: “الاکول جھیل”
  • Uzbek: “Ala ko‘li”
  • Western Panjabi: “الاکول جھیل”

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