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Shagan (Irtysh)
The Shagan ( kk, Шаған - ''Şağan'') is a river in the east of Kazakhstan and a tributary of the Irtysh. The river is long and the area of its basin is . Geography The Shagan has its sources in the northwestern slopes of the Chingiztau, a subrange of the Kazakh Uplands. It heads mainly northwards along semi-desert areas all along its course. Finally it meets the left bank of the Irtysh to the west of Semey, former Semipalatinsk, city. Its food is mainly snow and the river is under ice between November and April. It flows during the spring floods, from May to June. In the summer it dries up or breaks up into disconnected pools. Its main tributary is the Ashchysu from the right,Шаган '' |
Chingiztau
Chingiztau ( kk, Шыңғыстау) is a range of mountains in Abai Region, Kazakhstan.''Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia'' / Ch. ed. B.O. Jakyp. — Almaty: « Kazakh encyclopedia» ZhSS, 2011. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5 The nearest city is Ayagoz, located near the southern end of the range. Geography Chingiztau is one of the ranges of the eastern part of the Kazakh Upland system (Saryarka). It stretches roughly for about from northwest to southeast, to the south of the Degelen. The range has three separate ridges: Kanchingiz (Қаншыңғыс), highest point in the northern section, the Chingiztau proper in the middle, highest point , and Akshatau (Ақшатау) in the southern section, where there is highest point of the whole range system Mount Kosoba.Google Earth The slopes of the ridges are generally abrupt in the eastern side and more gently sloping in the western. They are deeply dissected by river valleys and ravines. Numerous rivers have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
