Iskanderkul is a mountain
lake of
glacial origin in
Tajikistan's
Sughd Province. It lies at an altitude of 2,195 metres (7,201 ft) on the northern slopes of the
Gissar Range in the
Fann Mountains. Triangular in shape, it has a surface area of 3.4 sq
uare kilometres (1.3 sq mi) and is up to 72 metres (236 ft) deep. Claimed to be one of the most beautiful mountain lakes in the former Soviet Union, it is a popular tourist destination.
It was formed by the congestion of the Saratogh river. It is 134 km from Dushanbe and 23 km from the Dushanbe—Khujand road.
The lake takes its name from Alexander the Great: Iskander is the Persian pronunciation of Alexander, and kul is lake inTajik.
The outflow of the lake is the
Iskander Darya, which joins the
Yaghnob River to form the
Fan Darya, a major left tributary of the Zeravshan River.
The outflow of the lake is the Iskander Darya, which joins the Yaghnob River to form the Fan Darya, a major left tributary of the Zeravshan River.
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