Baskunchak

salt lake in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia
LakeBodyOfWater hypersaline_lake Q810395
Baskunchak
Екатерина · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Baskunchak

Summary

Baskunchak is a hypersaline lake[1]. Baskunchak draws 44 Wikipedia views per month (hypersaline_lake category, ranking #4 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Baskunchak is located in Astrakhan Oblast[3].
  • Baskunchak is in the country of Russia[4].
  • Baskunchak is in the country of Russian Empire[5].
  • Baskunchak is in the country of Soviet Union[6].
  • Baskunchak's instance of is recorded as hypersaline lake[7].
  • Baskunchak's inflows is recorded as Gorkaya Rechka[8].
  • Baskunchak's basin country is recorded as Russia[9].
  • Baskunchak's Commons category is recorded as Baskunchak[10].
  • Baskunchak's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.166666666667, 'lon': 46.883333333333}[11].
  • Baskunchak's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • Baskunchak's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Baskunchak's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Baskunchak's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+18'}[15].
  • Baskunchak sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '-21.6'}[16].
  • Baskunchak covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+115'}[17].
  • Baskunchak's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+11000'}[18].
  • Baskunchak's salinity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q181011', 'amount': '+300'}[19].
  • Baskunchak's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}[20].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Russia[4], a sovereign state[21], in Russia[22], founded in 1991[23]; Russian Empire[5], an empire[24], in Russian Empire[25], founded in 1721[26]; and Soviet Union[6], a federal republic[27], in Soviet Union[28], founded in 1922[29]. Baskunchak is located in Astrakhan Oblast[3].

Physical Characteristics

Baskunchak covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+115'}[17]. Baskunchak sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '-21.6'}[16]. Baskunchak's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+18'}[15].

Designation and Status

Baskunchak's instance of is recorded as hypersaline lake[7].

Why It Matters

Baskunchak draws 44 Wikipedia views per month (hypersaline_lake category, ranking #4 of 4).[2] Baskunchak has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Baskunchak is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Baskunchak. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/baskunchak
MLA “Baskunchak.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/baskunchak.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_baskunchak_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Baskunchak}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/baskunchak}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Baskunchak — https://4ort.xyz/entity/baskunchak (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/baskunchak · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/jazero-baskunchak-rusky-zdroj-soli/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern"
  2. 24d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14399 1214000111
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30737|batch #30737]]"
  3. 4w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Salinity {'unit': 'Q181011', 'amount': '+300'}
    Vertical depth {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}
    Local thumb
    Watershed area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+11000'}
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/jazero-baskunchak-rusky-zdroj-soli/, Add Slovak descriptive resource (P973)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.