Karkaraly Range (; ) is a range of mountains in

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Karkaraly Karkaraly (, ''Qarqaraly'') (, ''Karkaralinsk''), also known as Karkaralinsk, is the capital of the Karkaraly District in the Karaganda Region of Kazakhstan. Permanent settlement in the area began as a Cossack settlement, which evolved into a ...

city lies at the feet of the eastern slopes of the mountains and Karagaily village, a little further east. A large sector of the range is part of the Karkaraly National Park, a

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Geography

The Karkaraly Range is one of the subranges of the

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system (Saryarka). It rises to the northwest of the smaller, but higher, Kent Range, marking the southern limit the

Karasor Basin The Karasor Basin (; ) or Karasor Depression, is a Depression (geology), depression in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.Google EarthJilili Abuduwaili, Gulnura Issanova, Galymzhan Saparov. ''Hydrology and Limnology of Central Asia ...

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Kyzyltas Kyzyltas () is a range of mountains in Aktogay District, Karaganda Region, Aktogay District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.''Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia'' / Ch. ed. B.O. Jakyp. — Almaty: « Kazakh encyclopedia» ZhSS, 2011. ISBN 9965-893-64- ...

range rises to the southwest. The Karkaraly Range stretches from north to south for about . Its highest point is Zhirensakal (Komsomol Peak), a high summit. The mountains are deeply dissected by valleys and ravines. There are numerous small lakes, such as Pasheno and Shaytankol within the range, as well as Bolshoye, Zhartas and Ashchykol at the feet of the mountains.

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The main rivers having their sources in the range are the

, flowing into lake

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, as well as the Sarsu and Tundak. The

Taldy The Taldy () is a river in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. It is long. The Taldy is the main river of the Karasor Basin. It freezes between November and April. The main settlements near its banks are Koyandy, Burkitti (Taldin ...

flows northwards, its valley forming the eastern limit of the range.Улы-Жыланшык
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Flora

The range is covered by

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forests as well as highland

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vegetation made up of coarse feathergrass and

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grassland areas.

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