Walking on deepest frozen lake , Ara kol(Kyrgystan)

Frozen lake of Ara-Kol is becoming very popular in Kyrgyzstan among tourists. Many tourist companies offer one-day trips to Ara-Kol.

The lake is situated in Kochkor region of Naryn Oblast, which is in the east of the country.

Actually, it was built in 1958 as water reservoir and later in 1985 it was increased. The only river flows into the lake. The water of the reservoir is used for irrigation.

Both in winter and summer time local people fish there.
In spite the fact that there is no snow in Kochkor region, its very windy and chilly and the water freezes.

Local people said that the ice thickness on Ara-Kol reaches 50-60 centimeters.

The water of the lake freezes in December and melts in February. This period of time is always holiday for locals, especially for children.

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