Kow Ata

Kow Ata
The Bakharlyn
Köw Ata (Turkmen)
The lake as seen in 2009
Kow Ata
LocationBäherden, Baherden District, Ahal Province
Coordinates38°17′51″N 57°31′20″E / 38.2975°N 57.5222°E / 38.2975; 57.5222
TypeUnderground lake
Basin countriesTurkmenistan
Max. length75–80 m (246–262 ft)
Max. width8–23 m (26–75 ft)
Average depth10 m (33 ft)
Max. depth15 m (49 ft)
Max. temperature38 °C (100 °F)
Min. temperature33 °C (91 °F)
Location
Kow Ata
LocationTurkmenistan
TypeUnderground lake
Max. length80 metres (260 ft)
Average depth10 metres (33 ft)

Kow Ata (also The Bakharlyn) is an underground lake in an eponymous cave near Bäherden in Turkmenistan, at the foot of the Kopet Dag. It is the largest in Commonwealth of Independent States.