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Akzhaykyn (; ) is a salt lake group in Sozak District, Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan.
Akzhaykyn is one of the main lakes of the Ashchykol Depression. There used to be fisheries in the lake in 1965—1967, at the time of the Kazakh SSR.Klimov F.V. Status of the ichthyofauna of the Akzhaykyn lake system in the lower reaches of the river Shu, // Fishery research in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Almaty, 2005, pp. 98-106
The shores of Akzhaykyn are flat and sandy. The core lake is round and relatively deep, but the extensive cluster of shallower lakes surrounding it become dry after the flood season that follows the melting of the snows. There are no settlements near the lake.Google Earth Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia / General editor A. Nysanbayev - Almaty, 1998 ISBN 5-89800-123-9
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