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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.
Bugyly (Kazakh: Бұғылы) is a mountain range in Kazakhstan. Administratively the range is part of the Shet District, Karaganda region. [1] Bugyly is located near Saken Seifullin village (formerly named Zharyk). The range area is a weekend and leisure destination for Karaganda people. [2] The Bugyly Nature Reserve is a 8,500 hectares ...
The Myrzhyk Range (Kazakh: Мыржық жотасы), also spelled Murzhik (Russian: Муржик), is a mountain massif in the Zhanasemey District, Abai Region, Kazakhstan. The northwestern corner of the range is in Karkaraly District , Karaganda Region .
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 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]
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 range extends for about 420 kilometres (260 mi) in a roughly NW/SE direction just north of the Syr Darya. The Muyunkum Desert lies to the north of the range. The Karatau is the westernmost prolongation of the Tian Shan. The summits of the mountains are smooth and the slopes are cut by snow-fed rivers. [3]
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]