Zhalanash (Kazakh: Жалаңаш) is a salt lake in the Moiynkum District, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan.

[1] Ulanbel village is located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) to the northwest.

The lake basin is used as a seasonal grazing ground for local cattle.

[2][3][1] Zhalanash lies at the northern edge of the Moiynkum Desert, in the lower Chu river basin.

On average the water level rises right after the melting of the snows in the spring and decreases in the summer.