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Karkaraly Range (Kazakh: Қарқаралы таулары; Russian: Каркаралинские горы) is a range of mountains in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. [ 1 ] The name Karkaraly means "arrow-headed" in the Kazakh language [ 2 ] Karkaraly city lies at the feet of the eastern slopes of the mountains and Karagaily ...
The Bayanaul Range is one of the subranges of the Kazakh Upland system (Saryarka). It rises in the northeastern sector of the highlands. It rises in the northeastern sector of the highlands. The Bayanaul stretches from east to west for about 40 kilometers (25 mi) with mountaintops averaging between 600 meters (2,000 ft) and 1,000 meters (3,300 ft).
Maizharylgan (Kazakh: Майжарылған; Russian: Горы Майжарылган) is a mountain range located in Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan. Mirny, a mining town in the Moiynkum District, lies roughly 20 kilometers (12 mi) to the northeast of the Maizharylgan. The area is a seasonal grazing ground for local cattle. [1]
The Ayr Mountains (Kazakh: Айыр тауы; Russian: Горы Айыр) are a mountain range in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. [2] The Pavlodar Region border stretches at the feet of the northern slopes of the range. [3] The Zhosaly Sanatorium is located on the northwestern side of the highest mountain of the Ayr chain. [4]
Kazakhstania is mainly flat: only in the east near Karaganda are there mountains, and these only rise to 1,565 metres (5,130 feet) in the Tarbagatay Range.Although most of Kazakhstania is arid and practically no water flows from the region to the oceans, there is extensive grazing of cattle, sheep and camels on the grasslands which cover most of the region today.
The Aksuyek river has its sources in the range. [1] [2] The average elevation of the hills in the Khantau is between 600 meters (2,000 ft) and 650 meters (2,130 ft). The highest point of the massif is 1,052 meters (3,451 ft) high Mount Sunkar, which is also the highest summit of the Aitau Range. [1] [3] [5]
Kent Range (Kazakh: Кент тауы) is a range of mountains in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. [1] Karkaraly city lies 20 kilometers (12 mi) to the northwest of the northern slopes of the Kent Mountains. Part of the range is included in the Karkaraly National Park, a protected area established in 1998.
The Ural Mountains (/ ˈ jʊər əl / YOOR-əl), [a] or simply the Urals, are a mountain range in Eurasia that runs north–south mostly through the Russian Federation, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the river Ural and northwestern Kazakhstan. [1] The mountain range forms part of the conventional boundary between the continents of Europe ...