Kyzyltas ( kk, Қызылтас) is a range of mountains in Aktogay District, Karaganda Region,

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Geography

Kyzyltas is one of the ranges of the southern part of the Kazakh Upland system (Saryarka). The slightly higher

Kyzylarai Kyzylarai ( kz, Қызыларай) is a massif located in Aktogay District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. The place is rich in natural and historical sights. Begazy burial grounds (Begazy-Dandybai culture of the Bronze Age) are one of them. The ...

massif rises to the southeast and the Karkaraly and

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mountain ranges lie to the northeast. The ridges of the Kyzyltas are deeply dissected by gorges, valleys and ravines. 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 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 ...

, but its waters get lost in the semidesert sands. The highest point is Kushoky (Қушоқы), a high summit. Other important peaks are Kimatas (Қиматас) —, Korpetai (Көрпетай) —, Zhantau (Жантау) —, Sorang (Сораң) —, Kyzyltas (peak) —, Zhylandy (Жыланды) —, Keregetas (Керегетас) —, Nurtai (Нұртай) —, Otar (Отар) —, Saryzhol (Сарыжол) —, Akshoky (Ақшоқы) —, Akkemer (Ақкемер) —, Kyzyladyr (Қызыладыр) — and Berikkara (Берікқара) —. Google Earth

Flora

Vegetation on the range is sparse, only some of the slopes and valleys have tree growth, including

birch A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech- oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' contains ...

aspen Aspen is a common name for certain tree species; some, but not all, are classified by botanists in the section ''Populus'', of the '' Populus'' genus. Species These species are called aspens: *'' Populus adenopoda'' – Chinese aspen (Chin ...

and

willow Willows, also called sallows and osiers, from the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 400 speciesMabberley, D.J. 1997. The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press #2: Cambridge. of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist so ...

. There are areas of low vegetation made up of grasses and arid steppe shrubs, as well as

sedge The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus '' Carex'' ...

s, such as fescue and sage fescue.

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