Lake Balkhash

lake in southeastern Kazakhstan
LakeBodyOfWater endorheic_lake Q134485
Lake Balkhash
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Lake Balkhash

Summary

Lake Balkhash is an endorheic lake[1]. It draws 320 Wikipedia views per month (endorheic_lake category, ranking #10 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lake Balkhash is in the country of Kazakhstan[3].
  • Lake Balkhash's instance of is recorded as endorheic lake[4].
  • Lake Balkhash's instance of is recorded as lake[5].
  • Lake Balkhash's inflows is recorded as Ili River[6].
  • Lake Balkhash's inflows is recorded as Aksu River[7].
  • Lake Balkhash's inflows is recorded as Ajaguz River[8].
  • Lake Balkhash's inflows is recorded as Karatal River[9].
  • Lake Balkhash's inflows is recorded as Lepsy River[10].
  • Lake Balkhash's outflows is recorded as evaporation[11].
  • Lake Balkhash's basin country is recorded as Kazakhstan[12].
  • Lake Balkhash's Commons category is recorded as Lake Balkhash[13].
  • Lake Balkhash's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.540833333333, 'lon': 74.878888888889}[14].
  • Lake Balkhash's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lake Balkhash[15].
  • Lake Balkhash's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Lake Balkhash's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Lake Balkhash's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18].
  • Lake Balkhash's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • Lake Balkhash's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20].
  • Lake Balkhash's different from is recorded as Lake Baikal[21].
  • Lake Balkhash's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+620'}[22].
  • Lake Balkhash sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+342'}[23].
  • Lake Balkhash covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18200'}[24].
  • Lake Balkhash covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18740'}[25].
  • Lake Balkhash's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+70'}[26].
  • Lake Balkhash's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+501000'}[27].

Body

Geography

Lake Balkhash is in the country of Kazakhstan[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18200'}[24] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18740'}[25]. Lake Balkhash sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+342'}[23]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+620'}[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include endorheic lake[4] and lake[5].

Why It Matters

Lake Balkhash draws 320 Wikipedia views per month (endorheic_lake category, ranking #10 of 19).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q43451049. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Q43451049. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Q43451049. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Q43451049. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Q43451049. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Q43451049. 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] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Q43451049. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vertical depth {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+25'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6'}
    Instance of endorheic lake, lake
    Outflows evaporation
    Local thumb /static/img/lake-balkhash.jpg
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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