Sarysu ( kk, Сарысу ауданы, ) is a
district of
Jambyl Region in south-eastern
Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of
Janatas
Janatas ( kz, Жаңатас, ''Zhaŋatas'', russian: Жанатас) is a town in Sarysu District of Jambyl Region of southern Kazakhstan. The name means "New stone" in Kazakh, referring to the newly found phosphorite deposits. Janatas serves as ...
. It
Geography
The district is named after the
Sarysu River
The Sarysu ( kk, Сарысу, ''Sarysu''; russian: Сарысу́, ''Sarysu'') is a river in Karaganda, Turkistan and Kyzylorda Regions of Kazakhstan. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
The name ''sary su'' means ''yellow water'' in T ...
. Parts of it are in the lower basin of the
Chu
Chu or CHU may refer to:
Chinese history
* Chu (state) (c. 1030 BC–223 BC), a state during the Zhou dynasty
* Western Chu (206 BC–202 BC), a state founded and ruled by Xiang Yu
* Chu Kingdom (Han dynasty) (201 BC–70 AD), a kingdom of the Ha ...
river, at the edge of the
Moiynkum Desert
The Moiynkum Desert ( kk, Мойынқұм, ''Moiynqūm''), is a desert in the Turkistan and Zhambyl regions of southern Kazakhstan.
Common plant types in the desert include saksaul, milkvetch, mugwort and sedge. The Andasay State Nature Reser ...
. Lakes
Ulken Kamkaly
Ulken Kamkaly ( kk, Улкен Қамқалы; russian: Большой Камкалы, "Big Kamkaly") is a lake in the Sarysu District, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan.
Shyganak village is located by the northern end of the lakeshore and Zhailaukol ...
and
Sorkol are located in the district.
Google Earth
Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D computer graphics, 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposition, superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and geog ...
.
References
External links
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Districts of Kazakhstan
Jambyl Region
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