The Zhymyky ( kk, Жымықы; russian: Жимыкы) is a river in the
Ulytau District
Ulytau District ( kk, Ұлытау ауданы, ) is a district of Ulytau Region in central Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the Auyl of Ulytau. Population:
Geography
The Ulutau, a subrange of the Kazakh Uplands, ex ...
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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 ...
.
It has a length of and a drainage basin of .
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The river flows across the road that runs roughly from east to west between
Koskol
Koskol ( kk, Қоскөл; russian: Косколь), is a village in the Ulytau District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. It is the head of the Koskol Rural District (КАТО code — 356055100). Population:
Geography
The village is located t ...
and
Karsakpay.
Course
The Zhymyky has its origin in the southwestern slopes of the
Ulutau
Ulutau ( kk, Ұлытау; russian: Улытау) is a range of mountains in Kazakhstan. Administratively the range is part of the Ulytau District, Karaganda region.[Shubarteniz
Shubarteniz ( kk, Шұбартеңіз; russian: Шубартениз) is a salt lake in Ulytau District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.
In 1728, one of the battles of the Kazakh–Dzungar Wars took place near the lake and ended with the victory o ...](_bl ...<br></span></div> Range, to the west of the Lakbay wintering settlement. It heads roughly westwards and northwestwards within a deep, steep channel. In its final stretch the river bends and flows roughly southwestwards, bending southwards near the end and flowing into the northeastern shores of the <div class=)
lake.
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The Zhymyky is fed by winter snows and during the yearly spring floods its water is fresh. The waters of the river are used for watering livestock.[''Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia'' / Ch. ed. B.O. Jakyp. — Almaty: « 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
Сердце Казахстана — Улытау
(in Russian)
Пресс-релиз — Аральское море
(in Russian)
Туристско-научная экспедиция - Казахстанская правда
(in Russian)
(in Russian)
{{Rivers of Kazakhstan
Rivers of Kazakhstan
Karaganda Region
Shalkarteniz basin