Zikri Lake

Lake Zikri — a natural water reservoir. The lake is located in the Qorovulbozor district of Bukhara region, Uzbekistan. It was formed in the 1990s as a result of the inflow of runoff and flood waters from the Qorovulbozor basin, as well as water from the Qarshi collector, flowing into a natural depression. Water capacity 0.08 km³. Until 2004, information about Lake Zizri was not found in literature. The lake contains predatory fish such as the perch (sudak) and pikeperch.

According to the decision No. 694 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated 21 September 2019 “On measures for comprehensive socio-economic development of Bukhara region for 2019–2023”, it is planned to build by 2019–2020 two cottages for 10 tourists, a shop, a kitchen and a toilet on the shore of Lake Zikri, within the area of the closely located Zikri, Khadicha and Devkhona lakes, for the purpose of organizing hunting and fishing for tourists.

According to data from 2022, a hunting farm belonging to the limited liability company “Bukhara Oil Construction-Installation” operates on a 40‑thousand‑hectare area of the Zikri, Khadicha and Devkhona lake system.