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Kyzylarai is located in the southern part of the Kazakh Uplands, north of Lake Balkhash and south of the Karkaraly Range. The slightly lower Kyzyltas massif rises to the northwest. The highest point of the Kazakh Uplands and of Central Kazakhstan, Mt Aksoran (1,565 metres (5,135 ft)), is located in the massif.
Zhambyl (Kazakh: Жамбыл; Russian: Горы Джамбул) is a massif located in Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan. Mount Zhambyl rises in an almost uninhabited area. Mirny , a mining town in the Moiynkum District , lies 55 kilometers (34 mi) to the east.
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 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]
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The Nura river has its sources in the range and flows northwards and then westwards into Lake Tengiz. Its main tributary Sherubaynura also has its sources in Kyzyltas. Other rivers originating in the range are the Zhamshi, Zharly and Tokrau; the latter flows southwards towards Lake Balkhash, but its waters get lost in the semidesert sands. [4]
' Yellow Ridge '), is a large peneplain formation extending throughout the central and eastern regions of Kazakhstan. [1] Administratively the Kazakh Uplands stretch across the East Kazakhstan, Pavlodar, Akmola, Ulytau and Karaganda regions. Several notable cities, including the country's capital, Astana, are located in the uplands.