Zhaksykylysh

Zhaksykylysh
Жақсықылыш
Sentinel-2 image of the lake in April
Zhaksykylysh Location in Kazakhstan
Location	Aral Karakum
Coordinates	46°55′N 62°00′E / 46.917°N 62.000°E / 46.917; 62.000
Type	endorheic
Basin countries	Kazakhstan
Surface area	74.5 square kilometers (28.8 sq mi)
Surface elevation	48 meters (157 ft)

Zhaksykylysh (Kazakh: Жақсықылыш; Russian: Жаксыкылыш) is a salt lake in Aral District, Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan.^[1]

Table salt is being mined in Zhaksykylysh since 1925. Nowadays the Kyzylorda-based Araltuz company carries out the salt-mining operations.^[2] Over 99% of the refined table salt produced in Kazakhstan is extracted at the Zhaksykylysh salt lakes, of which about 66% is exported.^[3][4]