Kurdym () is a lake in Yrgyz District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan.
The lake lies at the southern end of the great lake Shalkarteniz, nearly southeast of Yrgyz, the capital of the district.
Geography Kurdym belongs to the Shalkarteniz basin. It is located close to the southern shore of its large neighbor and has a roughly hourglass shape, stretching from east to west for . It has a width of , and in the narrow stretch in the middle. The lake basin is fed by snow and in the summer the shallow parts of the lake may dry up. The shores are flat and marshy in places. The water of the lake is salty, unsuitable for drinking.Nature of Kazakhstan Encyclopedia / General editor. B. O. Jacob - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 pages. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5
Very close to the northwest lies smaller lake Karakol. The last stretch of river Shonkai (Шоңқай), a branch of the Turgay, flows to the southwest. Desert vegetation grows near the lake, including halophytes.Google Earth
See also List of lakes of Kazakhstan
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Shalkar-Nura - An Arid Wilderness and Saiga Sanctuary