Former lakes of Asia

Formerly a salt lake in Central Asia

salt lake in Iran

former salt lake in Bayingolin Prefecture, Xinjiang, China

former lake in the southern Ural mountains in Russia, used as a disposal site for high-radioactive waste

Aydingkol (), or Aiding Lake (), is a lake in the Turpan Depression, located within Xinjiang, China. At 154 m below sea level, it is the lowest point in China. This lake is now totally dried, and very muddy and salty.

lake dried by the Turkish state in the 20th century, in Hatay

periglacial lake of the Weichselian Glaciation

lake in Mongolia