Pyatigorskiy, Russia
Lake Tambukan
Tambukan Lake is a lake with bitter-salt water on Northern Caucasus in Stavropol Krai and the Kabardino-Balkar Republic of Russia, located eight kilometers from Pyatigorsk. The lake's surface area is 1.87 square kilometers, and its depth ranges between 1.5 and 3.1 meters. The lake bed is a thick layer of silt, which has been used since 1886 in institutions for mud cures in Yessentuki and other therapeutic mud baths in the region of Caucasian Mineral Waters.
- City
- Pyatigorskiy
- Country
- Russia
- Category
- Nature
- Suggested visit
- About 150 minutes
Background: Wikipedia