Lake Tengiz

lake in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
LakeBodyOfWater lake Q931708
Lake Tengiz
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Lake Tengiz

Summary

Lake Tengiz is a lake[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lake Tengiz is located in Akmola Region[3].
  • Lake Tengiz is located in Karaganda Region[4].
  • Lake Tengiz is in the country of Kazakhstan[5].
  • Lake Tengiz's instance of is recorded as lake[6].
  • Lake Tengiz's inflows is recorded as Nura[7].
  • Lake Tengiz's inflows is recorded as Kulanotpes[8].
  • Lake Tengiz's basin country is recorded as Kazakhstan[9].
  • Lake Tengiz is part of Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan[10].
  • Lake Tengiz's Commons category is recorded as Lake Tengiz[11].
  • Lake Tengiz's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.439722222222, 'lon': 68.9}[12].
  • Lake Tengiz's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.4, 'lon': 68.95}[13].
  • Lake Tengiz's category for the water basin is recorded as Q55821493[14].
  • Lake Tengiz's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Lake Tengiz's heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site[16].
  • Lake Tengiz's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'kk', 'text': 'Теңіз көлі'}[17].
  • Lake Tengiz's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+74'}[18].
  • Lake Tengiz sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+330'}[19].
  • Lake Tengiz sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+304'}[20].
  • Lake Tengiz covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1590'}[21].
  • Lake Tengiz's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+32.2'}[22].
  • Lake Tengiz's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+94900'}[23].
  • Lake Tengiz's volume as quantity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4243638', 'amount': '+58.6'}[24].
  • Lake Tengiz's located in protected area is recorded as Korgalzhyn[25].
  • Lake Tengiz's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6.7'}[26].
  • Lake Tengiz's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2.5'}[27].

Body

Geography

Lake Tengiz is in the country of Kazakhstan[5]. Located in include Akmola Region[3], a region of Kazakhstan[28], in Kazakhstan[29], founded in 1939[30] and Karaganda Region[4], a region of Kazakhstan[31], in Kazakhstan[32], founded in 1932[33]. It is part of Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan[10].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Tengiz covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1590'}[21]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+330'}[19] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+304'}[20]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+74'}[18].

Designation and Status

Lake Tengiz's instance of is recorded as lake[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site[16].

Why It Matters

Lake Tengiz ranks in the top 4% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . 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. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vertical depth {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6.7'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2.5'}
    Instance of lake
    Located in protected area Korgalzhyn
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    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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