Lake Alakol is the most rare, Ozero in Kazakhstan. Alakol lake is located in the South-Eastern part of Kazakhstan, on the border with China. Alakol lake is the largest lake on the chain of lakes Alakol. It is unique in its beauty and pristine nature. Alakol lake is located at an altitude of 347 meters above sea level. It reaches a length of 104 km, width - 52 km.The lake shore covered with unique black medical pebbles. The water of lake Alakol has the same structure as the marine sulfate-sodium chloride. Tourists coming to lake Alakol can stop in the recreation center "Arktur" located in Almaty region, on the southwest coast of the lake. In the Central part of the lake is an archipelago of three Islands which in 1998 was created Alakolskiy state natural reserve. Alakol is the most important crossroads of migration routes of birds commuters in Central Asia, flying from the distant Indian and African wintering grounds. It is on Alakol lakes after tedious flights find peace and relaxation in the hundreds of thousands of birds, among them listed in the Red book: pink and Dalmatian Pelican, whooper Swan, white-headed duck, white-belahost, snake eater, Demoiselle, bustard, and others. Known vagrants and rare birds such as flamingos, glossy IBIS, little egret. Alakol is rich in fish: white perch, gosy Osman, plain sloth, lake and river Marinka, carp, perch and carp. Along the Northern and North-Eastern coasts of lakes and estuaries usual muskrat. In the reeds found spotted cat, the water rat, etc.