[1] The village of Taykonyr, Suzak District, Turkistan Region is located in the depression.

[2] The Ashchykol Depression lies between the lowest reaches of the Sarysu in the west and the mouth of the Chu river in the east.

It extends roughly from east to west for a length of roughly 100 km (62 mi) to the southwest of the Betpak-Dala desert, west of the Moiynkum Desert and north of the northwestern end of the Karatau Range.

[3] It is a largely flat endorheic basin filled with mixed sand and clay deposits, as well as sandy alluvial sediments.

The latter is located between the western limit of the Ashchykol Depression and the Daryaly takir plain further to the west.