Ulken Kamkaly or Bolshoi Kamkaly is a lake in the Sarysu District, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan.

Shyganak village is located by the northern end of the lakeshore and Zhailaukol village to the east. There is fishing in the lake.

Geography Ulken Kamkaly lies at the northern edge of the Moiynkum Desert, in the lower Chu river basin. It is located less than to the south of the Chu river channel. To the northwest lies smaller lake Kishi Kamkaly. A narrow sound at the northern tip connects both lakes. There are other smaller lakes scattered in the area, such as Shortankol to the WSW and Sorasha to the WNW. Ulken Kamkaly freezes in the winter and the ice thaws by March.Google EarthATAMEKEN: Geographical encyclopedia. / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5

See also List of lakes of Kazakhstan

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External links Chu-Talas, Kazakhstan Постановление Правительства Республики Казахстан от 28 сентября 2006 года № 932 - Об утверждении перечня объектов государственного природно-заповедного фонда республиканского значения