Ivan-Arakhley Lake System ( Russian : Ивано-Арахлейские озёра ) is a group of fresh water bodies in the Chita District , Zabaykalsky Krai , Russia . The villages of Arakhley , Tasei and Preobrazhenka are located near the lakes.
5-697: The lakes are a tourist attraction and there are holiday cottages and resorts near them. They are located within the Ivano-Arakhley State Natural Landscape Reserve ( Zakaznik ), a protected area of regional significance created in 1995, covering an area of 210,000 ha (520,000 acres). The lakes lie at the southeastern end of the Vitim Plateau . As a group, they are also known as "Beklemishev Lakes" ( Russian : Беклеми́шевские озёра ) since they stretch roughly from SW to NE for about 80 km (50 mi) along
10-533: A zakaznik is a nature reserve . Zakazniks are the areas where temporary or permanent limitations are placed upon certain on-site economic activities, such as logging, mining, grazing, hunting, etc. They correspond to sanctuary in UNESCO World Heritage terminology and literally mean preserves or reserve (from the Russian zakaz — order, reserve). This Russian location article
15-427: Is a type of protected area in former Soviet republics such as Belarus , Russia , and Ukraine that meets World Conservation Union's ( IUCN ) category IV , or more frequently category VI criteria. Many zakazniks have traditionally been managed as game reserves . Some protect complex ecosystems, colonies of birds, or populations of rare plants. They range in size from 0.5 ha to 6,000,000 ha. In other words,
20-485: The Beklemishev Depression . "Chita Lakes" ( Russian : Чити́нские озёра ) is another alternative name, because the lakes lie very close to Chita , about 50 km (31 mi) to the west of the city. The lake system includes 6 large lakes with a water surface of more than 10 km (3.9 sq mi): Arakhley , Shaksha , Irgen , Ivan , Tasei and Bolshoy Undugun . Arakhley is the largest of
25-912: The group and is also the one having the greatest depth. The system includes 20 smaller lakes with surface areas of roughly 1 km (0.39 sq mi) or less. Lakes Ivan and Tasei belong to the Lena basin. Arakhley, Shaksha, Bolshoy Undugun and Irgen are separated from them by a slight elevation and belong to the Baikal basin through the Khilok river, a tributary of the Selenga . Zakaznik Zakaznik ( Russian : зака́зник, зака́зники , transliterated: zakaznik, zakazniki ; Ukrainian : singular: заказни́к or зака́зник; plural: заказники́ or зака́зники , transliterated: zakaznyk , zakaznyky ; Belarusian : заказнік, заказнікі, transliterated: zakaznik, zakazniki)
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