The Shabakty ( kk, Шабақты; russian: Шабакты) is a river in southern
Kazakhstan
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.
It has a length of and a drainage basin of .
Google Earth
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The river flows across
Sarysu District
Sarysu ( kk, Сарысу ауданы, ) is a Districts of Kazakhstan, district of Jambyl Region in south-eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Janatas. It
Geography
The district is named after the Sarysu ...
of the
Zhambyl Region
Jambyl or Zhambyl Region ( kk, Жамбыл облысы, translit=Jambyl oblysy; russian: Жамбылская область, Zhambylskaya oblast), formerly known as Dzhambul Region (russian: Джамбульская область, Dzhambulska ...
. There are two inhabited places by the riverbank,
Saudakent near the mouth and
Aktogay in the upper course. The water of the river is used by local households and for irrigating crops.
Course
The Shabakty river has its origin in a spring of the northern slopes of the
Karatau Range. It heads roughly northwestwards down a canyon with steep sides. The bottom of the river channel is pebbly and the water is fresh and clean.
Общая характеристика и классификация природных кормовых угодий Байкадамского сельского округа Жамбылской области
/ref> In its final stretch its valley widens and the river bends and flows roughly northwards, parallel to the Ushbas
The Ushbas ( kk, Үшбас) is a river in southern Kazakhstan. It has a length of and a drainage basin of .Google Earth
The river flows across Sarysu district of the Zhambyl Region and Sozak District of the Turkistan Region. It has its mouth ...
river to the west. Finally the Shabakty ends up in the southeastern shore of Akzhar
Akzhar ( kk, Ақжар; russian: Акжар) is a salt lake group in the Zhambyl and Turkistan regions, Kazakhstan.
The lakes lie northwest of Saudakent town and northeast of Kumkent. The Akzhar lake zone includes a Important Bird Area.
...
lake. The river is fed mainly by rain, snow and groundwater
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. In the summer, when the riverbed dries, the river doesn't reach the salt lake cluster.[''Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia'' Vol. 9, part 18 / Ch. ed. B.O. Jakyp. — ]Almaty
Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...
: «Kazakh encyclopedia» ZhSS, 2011. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5
See also
*List of rivers of Kazakhstan This is a list of rivers of Kazakhstan, arranged by drainage basin. Tributaries are listed in order from mouth to source. Flowing into the Arctic Ocean Ob Irtysh (''Ertis'') River
*Tobol
**Ubagan
** Ayat
** Uy
** Syntasty
* Ishim
** Imanburlyq
** ...
References
External links
Географическая точка Каньон Шабакты
{{Rivers of Kazakhstan
Rivers of Kazakhstan
Jambyl Region
Endorheic basins of Asia
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