Sarygamysh Lake
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The Sarygamysh Lake, also Sarykamysh or Sary-Kamysh , Turkmen
for 'Yellow Depression," situated in north central Turkmenistan
, is geographically located approximately midway between the Caspian Sea
and the Aral Sea
. Approximately the northwest quarter of the lake belongs to the country of Uzbekistan
, while the rest belongs to Turkmenistan
.
The name comes from Turkmen sarykamysh 'reed.'
Turkmen language
Turkmen is the national language of Turkmenistan...
for 'Yellow Depression," situated in north central Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...
, is geographically located approximately midway between the Caspian Sea
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...
and the Aral Sea
Aral Sea
The Aral Sea was a lake that lay between Kazakhstan in the north and Karakalpakstan, an autonomous region of Uzbekistan, in the south...
. Approximately the northwest quarter of the lake belongs to the country of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
, while the rest belongs to Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...
.
The name comes from Turkmen sarykamysh 'reed.'