Sor (geomorphology)
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A sor (Kazakh: сор; Turkmen: шор) is a closed drainless depression characteristic of the Central Asian deserts, found especially in Kazakhstan. The sor area is seasonally flooded, forming a lake, which becomes an inland salt marsh and then a salt flat as it dries.[1]
The term forms part of some toponyms of Kazakhstan, such as Altybaysor, Aralsor, Azhibeksor, Karasor, Koksengirsor, Mangisor, Maysor, Meshkeysor, Shandaksor, Sholaksor, Sorasha, Sorkol, Shureksor, Tuzdysor and Sor Tuzbair.[2]