Semizbughy ( kk, Семізбұғы) is a mountain
massif
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in
Bukhar-Zhyrau District
Bukhar-Zhyrau District ( kk, Бұқар жырау ауданы, ) is a district of Karaganda Region in central Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the settlement of Botakara. Population:
Geography
Bukhar-Zhyrau District li ...
,
Karaganda Region
Karaganda Region ( kk, Qarağandy oblysy; russian: Карагандинская область, translit=Karagandinskaja oblast′), also spelled Qaraghandy Region, is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Karaganda.
On 17 March 2022 it was an ...
,
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 ...
.
Semizbughy is the highest point in the district.
Semizhbugy mining village is located on the western side, at the foot of the mountain.
Google Earth
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Geography
Semizbughy is a small massif, 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 ...
. Its maximum length is and its width . It has a gentle and smooth relief and rises above the southern shore of lake
Rudnichnoye
Rudnichnoye ( kk, Рудничное), also known as ''Shalkarkol'' ( kk, Шалқаркөл), is a lake in Bukhar-Zhyrau District, Karaganda Region, and Bayanaul District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.
Rudnichnoye is located about northeast of ...
, to the north of the northwestern slopes of the
Ayr Mountains
The Ayr Mountains ( kk, Айыр тауы; russian: Горы Айыр) are a mountain range in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.''Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia'' Vol. 1 / Ch. ed. B.O. Jakyp. — Almaty: « Kazakh encyclopedia» ...
. The highest summit of the range has an elevation of .
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Flora
The slopes of mount Semizbughy are covered with low vegetation, including
sedge
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s,
alpine oatgrass and
fescue
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.
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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External links
VeloKaraganda / Semizbuga 2009
Kazakh Uplands
Mountains of Kazakhstan
kk:Семізбұғы (тау, Қарағанды облысы)