Turumtaykul

Turumtaykul (Chinese: 图伦泰庫勒), also spelled Turumtaikul (Russian: Турумтайкуль; Tajik: Турумтайкӯл), is a freshwater mountain valley lake in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, in the south-east Tajikistan, about 110 kilometres (68 mi) east of the provincial capital of Khorugh. Lying in the Pamir Mountains at 4,202 m (13,786 ft) above sea level, it is 7 by 2 km (4.3 by 1.2 mi), and has an area of 900 ha (2,200 acres) with a maximum depth of 18 m (59 ft). Its most numerous fish are Sattar snowtrout and false osman.^{[citation needed]} The lake forms part of the Djavshangoz Important Bird Area.^[1]

Turumtaykul
Turumtaikul
Schizopygopsis stoliczkai lake dwelling
Turumtaykul
Location	Tajikistan
Coordinates	37°29′00″N 72°32′00″E
Type	freshwater mountain valley lake
Max. length	7 km (4.3 mi)
Max. width	2 km (1.2 mi)
Surface area	900 ha (2,200 acres)
Max. depth	18 m (59 ft)