Karakul

Summary

Karakul is a volcanic crater lake^[1]. Karakul draws 85 Wikipedia views per month (volcanic_crater_lake category, ranking #18 of 65).^[2]

Key Facts

• Karakul is located in Murghob District^[3].
• Karakul is in the country of Tajikistan^[4].
• Karakul's image is recorded as Вершина Уртабуз. Вдали - Пик Ленина. Внизу - озеро Каракуль.JPG^[5].
• Karakul's instance of is recorded as volcanic crater lake^[6].
• Karakul's instance of is recorded as lake^[7].
• Karakul's instance of is recorded as protected area^[8].
• Karakul's basin country is recorded as Tajikistan^[9].
• Karakul's part of is recorded as Pamir National Park^[10].
• Karakul's Commons category is recorded as Kara-Kul^[11].
• Karakul's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1603944^[12].
• Karakul's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.04, 'lon': 73.42}^[13].
• Karakul's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03bszy^[14].
• Karakul's WDPA ID is recorded as 900620^[15].
• Karakul's page banner is recorded as Karakul banner.jpg^[16].
• Karakul's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0514309^[17].
• Karakul's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Karakul's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• Karakul's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Lake-Karakul^[20].
• Karakul's heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site^[21].
• Karakul's GeoNames ID is recorded as 1221490^[22].
• Karakul's different from is recorded as karakol^[23].
• Karakul's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+33'}^[24].
• Karakul's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3900'}^[25].
• Karakul's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+380'}^[26].
• Karakul's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+23'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Karakul is in the country of Tajikistan^[4]. Karakul is located in Murghob District^[3]. Karakul's part of is recorded as Pamir National Park^[10].

Physical Characteristics

Karakul's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+380'}^[26]. Karakul's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3900'}^[25]. Karakul's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+33'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include volcanic crater lake^[6], lake^[7], and protected area^[8]. Karakul's heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site^[21].

Why It Matters

Karakul draws 85 Wikipedia views per month (volcanic_crater_lake category, ranking #18 of 65).^[2] Karakul has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Karakul is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]