Teniz (; ) is a bittern salt lake in Yereymentau District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. Yereymentau lies to the southwest. Teniz is part of an Important Bird Area and the Buiratau National Park, a protected area, lies to the south of the lake. Geography Teniz is an endorheic lake in the basin of the Olenti river, northeast of the Yereymentau Mountains. The lake has two prominent headlands, one in the northern shore and the other in the southern, dividing the lake into wide bays and a peninsula. Teniz is located in a depression west of lake Kobeituz, its smaller and more well-known neighbor. There are also other lakes nearby, all of them smaller, such as Kurbetkol close to the southeastern end. See also List of lakes of Kazakhstan References External links Visitors banned from stunning naturally pink lake over tourist activity Lakes of Kazakhstan Endorheic lakes of Asia Akmola Region