Sayram Lake

Sayram Lake, also known as Santai Haizi or historically the "Clean Sea", is an endorheic freshwater in the northern Tianshan Mountains at Börtala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, , , less than 50 km from the border with .
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in China
  • Also known as: Hsi-fang-ching Hai”, “Ozero Sayram-Nur”, “Sai-li-mu Hu”, “Sai-li-mu-le-erh”, “Sailimu Hu”, “Sairam Lake”, “Sairam Nor”, “Sairan Nor”, “Sairjin Nur”, “Satram Lake”, “Sayram Nuur”, and “Sayramnor

Sayram Lake

Latitude
44.6° or 44° 36′ north
Longitude
81.1167° or 81° 7′ east
Elevation
2,072 metres (6,798 feet)
Open location code
8MP3H4X8+XM
Geo­Names ID
1529223
Wiki­data ID
Q2410894
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Sayram Lake” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بحيرة سيرام
  • Basque: Sayram lakua
  • Cebuano: Sayram Hu
  • Chinese: 三台海子
  • Chinese: 淨海
  • Chinese: 賽里木湖
  • Chinese: 赛里木湖
  • Chinese: 赛里木湖国家湿地公园
  • Chuvash: Сайрам-Нур
  • Dutch: Sayrammeer
  • Egyptian Arabic: بحيره سيرام
  • French: lac Sayram
  • French: Lac Sayram
  • German: Sayram-See
  • Indonesian: Danau Sayram
  • Italian: lago Sayram
  • Italian: Lago Sayram
  • Japanese: サリム湖
  • Lithuanian: Sajramas
  • Panjabi: ਸਾਯਰਮ ਝੀਲ
  • Persian: دریاچه سایرام
  • Polish: Sayram Hu
  • Russian: Сайрам-Нур
  • Spanish: Lago Sayram
  • Swedish: Sayram Hu
  • Turkish: Sayram Gölü
  • Uighur: سايرام كۆلى
  • Vietnamese: Hồ Sayram
  • Wu Chinese: 赛里木湖
  • Yue Chinese: 淨海
  • Yue Chinese: 賽里木湖

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