Issyk-Kul

[ is-ik-kool; Russian ee-sik-kool ]

noun
  1. a mountain lake in NE Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan). 2,250 sq. mi. (5,830 sq. km).

  • Also Y·syk-Köl [is-ik-kool; Russian ee-sik-kool] /ˌɪs ɪkˈkʊl; Russian iˌsɪkˈkul/ .

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Issyk-Kul

/ (Russian isˈsikˈkulj) /


noun
  1. a lake in NE Kyrgyzstan in the Tian Shan mountains, at an altitude of 1609 m (5280 ft): one of the largest mountain lakes in the world. Area: 6200 sq km (2390 sq miles)

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