Bulunkul

Bulunkul is a shallow, freshwater lake in Gorno-Badakhshan, in southeast Tajikistan, about 130 km east of the provincial capital of Khorog. Lying in the upper Gunt valley of the Pamir Mountains, it has an area of 3900 ha with a maximum depth of 6 m. Dense vegetation covers much of its surface. It is 1.5 km from a similar lake, Yashilkul, both of which are surrounded by other wetlands as well as sand and pebble plains.

Bulunkul
Булункӯл
Bulunkul Location in Tajikistan
Location	Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province
Coordinates	37°43′10″N 72°57′20″E[1]
Catchment area	179 km2 (69 sq mi)
Basin countries	Tajikistan
Surface area	3,900 ha (9,600 acres)
Max. depth	6 m (20 ft)

Bulunkul Village

It forms part of the Bulunkul and Yashilkul lakes and mountains Important Bird Area.^[2] The lake was stocked with 37 000 gibel carp in 1967.^[3]

The village of Bulunkul is known as one of the coldest inhabited places in Central Asia with a record minimum temperature of -63 degrees Celsius.^[4]

The lake and village of Bulunkul are featured in a short environmental film^[5] by the United Nations University.^[6]