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 ...
Zhanatilek
Zhanatilek ( kk, Жаңатілек) is a settlement in Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan. It is part of Bayanaul District and the administrative center of the Zhanatilek rural district (KATO code - 553641100). Population:
Geography
Zhanatilek lies ...
lies to the northwest and
Yegindybulak
Yegindybulak ( kk, Егіндібұлақ, ''Egindibulaq'') is a settlement in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the Yegindybulak Rural District (KATO code - 354851100). Population:
History
Th ...
town to the southeast.
Geography
Zheltau is located in the Kazakh Uplands, to the southwest of the Kyzyltau. The massif rises just to the south of the southern shore of lake Shalkarkol. Lake Saumalkol lies to the south of the southern edge. The Ashchysu river flows to the west of the western end and the Kyrgyn, its right tributary, heads northwestward close to the southern slopes. The
Karasu
Karasu, Kara-su, Kara su, Qarasu or Gharasu (lit. 'black water/river' in Turkic languages) may refer to:
Rivers
The Balkans
* A former name of the Struma River (Struma Karasu) in Bulgaria and Thrace, northern Greece
* A former name of the Mest ...
has its sources on the southern side of the highest summits and flows towards lake
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The Zheltau consists of an elongated cluster of hills rising quite detached from each other. The relief is generally steep, deeply cut by river valleys and ravines. The highest point of the massif is high Mt Zheltau, rising in the central sector. Now abandoned Zheltau village was located at the feet of the northern slopes of the range.
Flora
The mountains are covered in parts with resilient low vegetation, such as '' Artemisia austriaca'', ''
Chamaesphacos
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'', '' Festuca'', '' Helictotrichon'' and '' Caragana'', most plant growth is found in riverside meadows.''Kazakhstan National encyclopedia'' / Chief editor A. Nysanbayev -
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" General Editor, 1998. ISBN 5-89800-123-9