Mount Ku ( kk, Қу тауы) is a mountain massif in the
Karkaraly District
Karkaraly District ( kk, Қарқаралы ауданы, ) is a district of Karaganda Region in central Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Karkaraly. As of 2019, the district is home to a population of 36,025 peop ...
,
Karaganda Region,
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 ...
.
[''Nature of Kazakhstan: Encyclopedia'' / General editor. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 pages. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5]
Yegindybulak village lies at the feet of the southwestern slopes of the mountain.
The Ku Zazaznik, a
protected area, is located in Mount Ku.
Особо Охраняемые Природные Территории - Кувский государственный природный заказник (зоологический)
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Geography
Mount Ku is part of the Kazakh Upland system (Saryarka). It is a compact-shaped range of moderate altitude located in the northeastern sector of the highlands.Myrzhyk
The Myrzhyk Range ( kk, Мыржық жотасы) is a mountain massif in the Abai Region, Kazakhstan. The northwestern corner of the range is in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region.''Nature of Kazakhstan: Encyclopedia'' / General editor. B. O ...
massif lies to the ENE of the eastern slopes, the Bakty Range to the south, and the Kent Range to the SSW. Lake Balyktykol lies to the west.[ Google Earth]
Flora
The summits of Mont Ku are rocky. The soil is dark brown. Sparse pine
A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden accepts ...
forests grow on some of the lower slope areas. The valleys and small gorges have shrub growth, as well as 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 ...
and 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 ...
thickets.
See also
*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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External links
Кариагашский, Каркаралинский, Кувский зоологические заказники
Kazakh Uplands
ru:Ку (горы)