This 3.4 square kilometres large lake at an elevation of 2195 m asl is a popular tourist destination. It is named after Alexander the Great ("Iskander"). The dam with the outflow (Iskander Darya) is seen in the foreground.

Keywords

fluvial erosion, fluvial processes, lake, mountainscape, steppes and cold deserts, Zonobiome VII

Created

Thursday 23 July 2009 by Martin Mergili in Asia / Tajikistan (4277 visits)