Zorkul

Summary

Zorkul is a lake^[1]. Zorkul ranks in the top 4% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Zorkul is located in Wakhan^[3].
• Zorkul is located in Murghob District^[4].
• Zorkul is in the country of Afghanistan^[5].
• Zorkul is in the country of Tajikistan^[6].
• Zorkul's instance of is recorded as lake^[7].
• Zorkul's outflows is recorded as Pamir River^[8].
• Zorkul is part of Zorkul Nature Reserve^[9].
• Zorkul's Commons category is recorded as Zorkul Lake^[10].
• Zorkul's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.450332, 'lon': 73.725128}^[11].
• Zorkul's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[12].
• Zorkul's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• Zorkul's described by source is recorded as Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia^[14].
• Zorkul's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Zorkul's heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site^[16].
• Zorkul's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+20'}^[17].
• Zorkul sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4130'}^[18].
• Zorkul covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+38.9'}^[19].
• Zorkul's mountain range is recorded as Pamir Mountains^[20].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Afghanistan^[5], a sovereign state^[21], in Afghanistan^[22], founded in 1709^[23] and Tajikistan^[6], a sovereign state^[24], in Tajikistan^[25], founded in 1991^[26]. Located in include Wakhan^[3], a district of Afghanistan^[27], in Afghanistan^[28] and Murghob District^[4], a district of Tajikistan^[29], in Tajikistan^[30], founded in 1932^[31]. Zorkul is part of Zorkul Nature Reserve^[9].

Physical Characteristics

Zorkul covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+38.9'}^[19]. Zorkul sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4130'}^[18]. Zorkul's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+20'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Zorkul's instance of is recorded as lake^[7]. Zorkul's heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site^[16].

Why It Matters

Zorkul ranks in the top 4% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month).^[2] Zorkul has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Zorkul is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]