{"id":17889,"date":"2024-01-15T11:56:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T11:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thewanders.eu\/?p=17889"},"modified":"2024-01-15T11:56:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T11:56:05","slug":"big-almaty-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewanders.eu\/big-almaty-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Almaty Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Big Almaty Lake is a lake located in the alpine basin of the Zailiysky Alatau range, 15 kilometers south of the city of Almaty, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewanders.eu\/category\/countries\/kazakhstan\/\">Kazakhstan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Big Almaty Lake is located\u00a0 south of Almaty city, at an altitude of 2497 m above sea level, in the valley of the Big Almaty River. The length of the coastline is 3 km, the depth is 30-40 m, the surface area is 0.9 square kilometers. Depending on the season, the lake changes color &#8211; from light green to turquoise blue , this Lake is considered to be one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. Officially, the area around the lake belongs to the Ile-Alatau National Park.<br \/>\nEntrance to the lake requires a fee to enter the national park. Since the lake is the main source of drinking water for Almaty, swimming in it is prohibited.<\/p>\n<p>Access : Coordinates: 43.0506, 76.985 \/<\/p>\n<p>Go next : Tien Shan Astronomical Observatory \/ Three main peaks rise above the visible lake: Sovetov Peak (4317 m) &#8211; in the southeast, Ozerny Peak (4110 m) &#8211; in the south, and Turist Peak (3954 m) &#8211; in the south.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big Almaty Lake is a lake located in the alpine basin of the Zailiysky Alatau range, 15 kilometers south of the city of Almaty, in Kazakhstan. 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