Issyk Kul

Issyk Kul is a lake in . The name refers both to the lake and the oblast containing the lake. The region is centered around the massive Issyk Kul lake, which is the second largest alpine lake in the world.
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Issyk Kul

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Latitude
42.4167° or 42° 25′ north
Longitude
77.25° or 77° 15′ east
Open location code
8JJVC782+M2
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Issyk Kul” goes by many names.
إسيك كولArabic
بحيرة إيسيق كولArabic
بحيرة إيسيك كولArabic
ISIK KULArmenian
Իսիկ ԿուլArmenian
Llagu Issyk-KulAsturian
IsıkgölAzerbaijani
İssık-KulAzerbaijani
Эҫек-КүлBashkir
Issyk-KulBasque
Ісык-КульBelarusian
ইসিক-কুলBengali
ইস্যাক কুলBengali
Исък КулBulgarian
Issik-KulCatalan
Issiq KuCatalan
Issiq KulCatalan
Issiq QulCatalan
Ysyk-KölCebuano
Issyk-KulCentral Bikol
Иссык-КульChechen
伊塞克湖Chinese
大清池Chinese
热海Chinese
熱海Chinese
特穆爾圖諾爾Chinese
Иссык-КульChuvash
Ыссык КӳлChuvash
Isik KulCroatian
Issyk-KulCroatian
Issyk-kulCzech
Issyk KoelmeerDutch
Issyk-KoelDutch
Isyk-KölDutch
Ysyk-KölDutch
بحيره ايسيك كولEgyptian Arabic
Isik-KölEsperanto
Issik-KulEsperanto
Issõk-KulEstonian
Õsõk-KölEstonian
Issyk KulFiji Hindi
Issyk KulFinnish
Ysyk-KölFinnish
Lago Issyk-KulGalician
ისიკ-ყულიGeorgian
ისიქ-ქოლიGeorgian
Ισσύκ-ΚουλGreek
איסיק קולHebrew
איסיק קיולHebrew
इसिक कुलHindi
इसिक कुल झीलHindi
Iszik-kölHungarian
Issyk KulIndonesian
Issik KulInterlingue
Loch IssícúilIrish
Issyk-KulItalian
JekaiItalian
Lago Yssik KulItalian
Ysyk-KölItalian
イシク・クルJapanese
イシク・クル湖Japanese
イシク湖Japanese
イスィク・クルJapanese
IstıqkölKazakh
ЫстықкөлKazakh
ıcık-KölKirghiz
Ysyk-KölKirghiz
Ысык-КөлKirghiz
YssykkölKölsch
이스쿨 호Korean
이스쿨 호수Korean
이시크쿨 호Korean
이식쿨 호Korean
이식쿨 호수Korean
Issyk KulLatin
IsikulsLatvian
IssikulsLatvian
闐池Literary Chinese
Isyk KulisLithuanian
IsykulisLithuanian
Исик ЌолMacedonian
Исик КулMacedonian
Issyk-KulMalay
ഇസ്സിക് കുൾMalayalam
ისიქ-ქოლიMingrelian
Төмөртэй нуурMongolian
Ысык нуурMongolian
Issyk-KulNorthern Frisian
Yssyk-KölNorthern Frisian
Ysyk SiaNorthern Frisian
Issyk-KulNorwegian
Issyk-KulNorwegian Bokmål
Issyk-KulNorwegian Nynorsk
Иссык-КульOssetian
ਇਸੀਕ ਕੁਲPanjabi
ایسیک کولPersian
خلیج عقبهPersian
دریاچه ایسیق‌کولPersian
دریاچهٔ ایسیک کولPersian
Issyk-KulPolish
Jezioro Yssyk-kölPolish
Yssyk-KölPolish
Issîk-KulRomanian
Ozero Issyk-Kul’Russian
Иссык-КульRussian
Озеро Иссык-КульRussian
Исик КулSerbian
Иссык-КульSerbian
ЫсыккөлSerbian
Issyk-KulSerbo-Croatian
Ysyk-KölSilesian
اسيڪ ڪولSindhi
Issyk-KuľSlovak
Isik KulSlovenian
ایسیق‌گؤلSouth Azerbaijani
ایسیق‌گؤل کتیبه‌سیSouth Azerbaijani
Issyk KulSwahili
Issik-KulSwedish
Issyk-kolSwedish
Issyk-KulSwedish
Issyk-KylSwedish
Yssik KölSwedish
Yssuk-KölSwedish
YssykkölSwedish
Ysyk-KölSwedish
ИссиқкӯлTajik
இசிக்-குல் ஏரிTamil
Esse-KülTatar
อือซึก-เกิลThai
Isık GölTurkish
Issık GölTurkish
Issık gölüTurkish
Issık KölTurkish
Іссик-КульUkrainian
اسیک کولUrdu
اسیک کول جھیلUrdu
جھیل اسیک کولUrdu
IssiqkoʻlUzbek
YsykkölVenetian
Issyk-KulVietnamese
Issyk KulWaray (Philippines)
جھیل اسیک کولWestern Panjabi
伊塞克湖Wu Chinese
伊塞克湖Yue Chinese
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