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Lake "Qoquj-Köl" in Kyrgyzstan: origin, legends and history | Tamga

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Qoquj-Köl

Hydronym
Лимноним
Lake

Official names in different languages

Kyrgyz

Кокуй-Көл

Russian

Кокуй-Көл

English

Qoquj-Köl

Layer

TurkicQyrğyz

Etymology of the name

Köl

Old Turkic
[KÖL]
- көл, көлмө

Qoquj

Qyrğyz
[кокуй]
- кыйын, оор

Coordinates

latitude

longitude

Булактар

Древнетюркский словарь — Л.: Наука, 1969. — 676 с.

Топонимия Южной Киргизии. — Ф.: Илим, 1980. — 170 с..

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https://tamga.kg/en/kokui-kol

42.476 N

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78.063 E

Hierarchy

Republic

Qyrğyzstan

Region

Ysyk-Köl

District

Ceti-Ögüz

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