Kyzylarai ( kz, Қызыларай) is a
massif
In geology, a massif ( or ) is a section of a planet's crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures. In the movement of the crust, a massif tends to retain its internal structure while being displaced as a whole. The term also refers to a ...
located in
Aktogay District, Karaganda Region
Aktogay District ( kk, Ақтоғай ауданы, ) is a district of Karaganda Region in central Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Aktogay. Population:
Geography
Aksoran, the highest point of the Kyzyla ...
,
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
.
The place is rich in natural and historical sights. Begazy burial grounds (
Begazy-Dandybai culture
Begazy-Dandybai culture is a late Bronze Age culture of mixed economy in the territory of ancient central Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, centered at Saryarka region. The culture, with its megalithic mausolea dates from c. 1350-1150 BC ...
of the Bronze Age) are one of them. The world's largest mountain sheep, the
Argali
The argali (''Ovis ammon''), also known as the mountain sheep, is a wild sheep that roams the highlands of western East Asia, the Himalayas, Tibet, and the Altai Mountains.
Description
The name 'argali' is the Mongolian word for wild sheep. It ...
, can be seen in the area.
Geography
Kyzylarai is located in the southern part of the
Kazakh Uplands
The Kazakh Uplands ( kk, Сарыарқа, ''Saryarqa'' - "Yellow Ridge", russian: Казахский мелкосопочник, Kazakhskiy Melkosopochnik), also known as the Kazakh Hummocks, is a large peneplain formation extending throughout th ...
, north of
Lake Balkhash
Lake Balkhash ( kk, Балқаш көлі, ''Balqaş kóli'', ; russian: озеро Балхаш, ozero Balkhash) is a lake in southeastern Kazakhstan, one of the largest lakes in Asia and the 15th largest in the world. It is located in the ea ...
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 (), is located in the massif.
See also
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Geography of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is located in Central Asia (with 14% of the country in Eastern Europe). With an area of about Kazakhstan is more than twice the combined size of the other four Central Asian states and 60% larger than Alaska. The country borders Turkmen ...
References
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Kazakh Uplands
Karaganda Region
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