Balkhash District ( kk, Балқаш ауданы, ) is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

of Almaty Region in

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 ...

. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Bakanas. Population:

Geography

Balkhash region is located in the northwestern part of Almaty Region. It occupies the territory from the Malaysarinsky ridges in the southeast to the southern coast of the lake Balkhash, in the north - part of the desert

Saryesik-Atyrau Desert The Saryesik Atyrau Desert ( kk, Сарыесікатырау, ''Saryesıkatyrau'') is a desert in the Balkhash-Alakol Basin,Ili with a length of 1001 km. The Akdala irrigation system was laid along its right bank.

References

Districts of Kazakhstan Almaty Region {{Almaty-geo-stub