| Lake name
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Surface area
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Region
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Notes
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| Caspian Sea
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371,000 square kilometres (143,244 sq mi)
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Atyrau Region, Mangystau Region
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The Caspian Sea is the world's largest enclosed body of water.
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| Alakol
|
2,650 square kilometres (1,023 sq mi)
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Almaty Region
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Bird breeding and nesting ground
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| Aral
|
17,160 square kilometres (6,626 sq mi)
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Shrinking owing to environmental problems
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| Aralsor
|
200 square kilometres (77 sq mi)
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West Kazakhstan Region
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Pink lake
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| Ashchykol
|
74 square kilometres (29 sq mi)
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Kyzylorda Region / Turkistan Region
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Main lake of the Ashchykol Depression
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| Ayke
|
64.7 square kilometres (25 sq mi)
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Aktobe Region
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| Azhibeksor
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SW of Lake Tengiz
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| Balkhash
|
16,996 square kilometres (6,562 sq mi)
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Almaty Region, Karagandy Region, Jambyl Region
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| Balyktykol
|
9.2 square kilometres (4 sq mi)
|
Abai Region
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| Bartogay
|
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Almaty Region
|
Reservoir on the Chilik River
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| Bolshoy Azhbulat
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Pavlodar Region
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| Chagan
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Artificial lake (Former nuclear test site)
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| Issyk
|
0.22 square kilometres (0 sq mi)
|
Almaty Region
|
Not to be confused with Issyk Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan
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| Jasybay
|
4 square kilometres (2 sq mi)
|
Pavlodar Region
|
One of the lakes of the Bayanaul Range
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| Karasor
|
154 square kilometres (59 sq mi)
|
Karaganda Region
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| Kayindi
|
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Almaty Region
|
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| Kamyslybas
|
176 square kilometres (68 sq mi)
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| Kapchagay
|
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also spelled Qapshaghay Bogeni Reservoir
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| Koksengirsor
|
46.3 square kilometres (18 sq mi)
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North Kazakhstan Region
|
Has local economic importance
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| Kopa
|
14 square kilometres (5 sq mi)
|
Akmola Region
|
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| Markakol
|
455 square kilometres (176 sq mi)
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| Sasykkol
|
600 square kilometres (232 sq mi)
|
Almaty Region
|
Surface can reach 736 square kilometres (284 sq mi)
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| Shalkarteniz
|
1,800 square kilometres (695 sq mi)
|
Aktobe Region
|
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| Shureksor
|
80 square kilometres (31 sq mi)
|
Pavlodar Region
|
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| Tengiz
|
1,382 square kilometres (534 sq mi)
|
Akmola Region
|
Bird breeding and nesting ground
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| Toraigyr
|
0.88 square kilometres (0 sq mi)
|
Pavlodar Region
|
One of the lakes of the Bayanaul Range
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| Tuzkol
|
13.5 square kilometres (5 sq mi)
|
Pavlodar Region
|
Salt lake in Bayanaul District
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| Ulken-Karoy
|
305 square kilometres (118 sq mi)
|
North Kazakhstan Region
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| Zaysan
|
1,810 square kilometres (699 sq mi)
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| Zerenda
|
11.9 square kilometres (5 sq mi)
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Akmola Region
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| Zhaksykylysh
|
74.5 square kilometres (29 sq mi)
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Kyzylorda Region
|
Table salt mining site
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| Zhasylkol
|
1 square kilometre (0 sq mi)
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Almaty Region
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