The Karakengir (; ), also known as Kengir, is a river in the Ulytau District,

Ulytau Region Ulytau Region (; ) is a region of Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the region is the city of Jezkazgan. The area split off from Karaganda Region in 2022. The region's borders roughly correspond to the western half of the old Jezkazgan R ...

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. It has a length of and a

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of .

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It is one of the most important tributaries of the Sarysu. The city of

Zhezkazgan Zhezkazgan, or Jezkazgan ( ) is a city and the administrative centre of Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan. Population: Its urban area includes the neighbouring mining town of Satpayev, for a total city population of 148,700. 55% of Jezkazgan's popu ...

, the capital of Ulytau Region, is located by its banks. A reservoir was built close to the city at the time of the

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The Karakengir river originates in the Zhaksy Arganaty massif of the Ulytau,

Kazakh Uplands The Kazakh Uplands or the Kazakh Hummocks, known in Kazakh as the ( , ; ), is a large peneplain formation extending throughout the central and eastern regions of Kazakhstan.

. Its source is in a spring near Barakkol lake. It heads first southeastwards, then midway through its course it bends slightly southwestwards. In its last stretch it bends again and heads roughly southwards through a

floodplain A floodplain or flood plain or bottomlands is an area of land adjacent to a river. Floodplains stretch from the banks of a river channel to the base of the enclosing valley, and experience flooding during periods of high Discharge (hydrolog ...

. Finally it joins the right bank of the Sarysu to the south of Zhezkazgan. The river valley is between and wide and its channel is bound by steep banks with up to high cliffs in some stretches. The river is fed by snow and its level is at its highest in April. By the summer the Karakengir stops flowing and splits into disconnected pools. The main tributaries are the long Sarykengir, the long Zhylandy, and the long Zhezdi.''Karaganda Region Encyclopedia.'' -

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: Atamura, 2006. ISBN 9965-34-515-5

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