The Saghyz ( kk, Сағыз, ''Sağyz'', russian: Сагиз, ''Sagiz'') is a river of western

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. It is long, and has a

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of .Сагиз (река)

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It ends in a number of salt lakes in the Caspian Depression. The town Saghyz lies on its upper course.

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