Lake Sayram
Encyclopedia
Sayram Lake is located in the Bortala Prefecture
near the Tian Shan
Mountains, Xinjiang
, China
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In the Kazakh language
Sayram means 'blessing'.
It is also known as Santai Haizi.
It is the largest (458 km²) alpine lake in Xinjiang and also the highest(2,070 m).
Börtala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture , short for Bortala , is a Mongol autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It has an area of 27,000 square kilometers. Bole is its capital...
near the Tian Shan
Tian Shan
The Tian Shan , also spelled Tien Shan, is a large mountain system located in Central Asia. The highest peak in the Tian Shan is Victory Peak , ....
Mountains, Xinjiang
Xinjiang
Xinjiang is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and spans over 1.6 million km2...
, China
China
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In the Kazakh language
Kazakh language
Kazakh is a Turkic language which belongs to the Kipchak branch of the Turkic languages, closely related to Nogai and Karakalpak....
Sayram means 'blessing'.
It is also known as Santai Haizi.
It is the largest (458 km²) alpine lake in Xinjiang and also the highest(2,070 m).