Taikonyr

Taikonyr (Тайқоңыр; Тайконур) is a salt lake in the Aktogay District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.

The lake lies 37 km to the SSW of Aktogay, the district capital, and 45 km to the west of Zhanatap village. Taikonyr has economic importance, there is commercial extraction of salt at the lake. Part of the salt is exported to the Russian Federation.

Geography
Taikonyr is an endorheic lake of the Ishim Plain, at the southern end of the West Siberian Plain. It is part of the Irtysh river basin. The lake lies at an elevation of 87 m. The Irtysh flows 45 km to the northeast of the lake.

Taikonyr is roughly hourglass shaped. Its shore is flat with some parts cut by ravines. The lake dries in the summer, turning pink before drying out.

Zhalpaksor, its nearest neighbor, lies only 2.7 km to the west. During spring floods its water overflows into Taikonyr through a shallow channel. There are a number of other lakes in the vicinity, such as Karakaska 33 km to the west, Shureksor 35 km to the south, and Zhamantuz 29 km to the northwest.

Flora and fauna
Taikonyr is surrounded by steppe vegetation. The area near the lake is used for livestock grazing.