Durumkul lake is located approximatly 80km to the east of Khorog, and 38 kilometres from the centre of Roshtqala district. Durumkul is situated at an altitude of 3345m above sea level. The lake was founded when the streams of Durumdara and Shohdara rivers were blocked by the earthquake. The climate in Durumkul is semi arid. The length of the lake is 3.5km, width is 200 – 300 meters and a maximum depth is 45m.The geographical coordinates of the lake with GPS is ((lat: 37.155389 N long: 72.535513 E).

This lake is included in the territory of the Western Pamir, Roshtqala district. The flora of that place is not that rich. The land where the lake is located is a steppe desert filled by wormwood. half-shrubs: gray teresken, rose-flowered wormwood. Here, the deserts are extremely thin and provide extremely little edible fodder. However, due to dry hardiness and severe frosts, the grasses do not lose their nutritional properties even during winter. Due to the fact that the lake is situated at the high altitude its fauna is also not that diverse. The nature and climate of the lake can be characterized by long and harsh winters, short summers, late vegetation of herbaceous vegetation, the absence of trees and shrubs. This kind of harsh nature put animals in difficult living conditions. Himalayan snowcock, snow vulture, bearded vulture, golden eagle; mammals represented by long-tailed marmot, red pika, and silver vole are the birds which permanently live the in area. The Siberian ibex and its companion, the snow leopard, are also found here. The fauna of insects of these places is also poor.