Central Asia
Kazakhstan
Aktobe Region

Lake Şalqar

Shalkar is a brackish lake in , , . city lies by the northeastern lakeshore. The lake provides water to the city and adjacent railway stations.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Kazakhstan
  • Also known as: “Chelkar”, “Şalqar köli”, “Shalkar”, “Shalkar (lake, Aktobe Region)”, “Shalqar”, and “озеро Челкар”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Matey Qoqanuly mosque and Old mosque of Shalqar.

Mosque
Photo: Esetok, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mosque
Photo: Esetok, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shalkar.

Town
Photo: Esetok, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town and the administrative center of in of western . Population: 26,574; 26,329.

Lake Şalqar

Latitude
47.8186° or 47° 49′ 7″ north
Longitude
59.563° or 59° 33′ 47″ east
Open location code
8HVXRH97+C6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 39369589
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Wiki­data ID
Q12569722
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Satellite Map

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

From Arabic to Russian—“Lake Şalqar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تشالكار”
  • Arabic: “تشيلكار”
  • Arabic: “شالقار”
  • Arabic: “شالكار”
  • Kazakh: “Шалқар көлі, Ақтөбе облысы”
  • Kazakh: “Шалқар көлі”
  • Kazakh: “Шалқар”
  • Persian: “دریاچه شالقار”
  • Russian: “озеро Шалкар”
  • Russian: “Чалкар”
  • Russian: “Чалкаръ”
  • Russian: “Челкар”
  • Russian: “Челкаръ”
  • Russian: “Шалкар (озеро, Актюбинская область)”
  • Russian: “Шалкар”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Şalqar and Кокжиде.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Шалқар аудандық мәдениет үйі and Шалкарская центральная районная больница.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lake Şalqar”. Photo: Esetok, CC BY-SA 4.0.