Kent Range () is a range of mountains in

Karkaraly District Karkaraly District (, ) is a district of Karaganda Region in central Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Karkaraly. As of 2019, the district is home to a population of 36,025 people. Geography Karasor, an endorheic ...

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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 to the northwest of the northern slopes of the Kent Mountains. Part of the range is included in the Karkaraly National Park, a

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established in 1998.Peakvisor - Kazakhstan
/ref> The Kent section of the park has a surface of .

History

There are archaeological remains of an ancient city, dating back to the late

Bronze Age The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...

in the Kent Mountains. There are also ruins allegedly belonging to a 17th century Buddhist

lamasery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may ...

of the time of Buddhism in Kazakhstan, the Kyzyl Kent site. The ruins are located in a small valley surrounded by rocky slopes.Astana Times - Historical Sites Recall When Kazakhstan Was Buddhist
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Geography

The Kent Range is one of the subranges of the

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

system (Saryarka). It rises to the southeast of the

Karkaraly Range Karkaraly Range (; ) is a range of mountains in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.intermontane basin Intermontane is a physiographic adjective formed from the prefix " inter-" (''signifying among, between, amid, during, within, mutual, reciprocal'') and the adjective "montane" (inhabiting, or growing in mountainous regions, especially cool, mo ...

where 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 ...

river flows northwards separates both ranges. The Bakty Range rises to the northeast, the Keshubai to the south, and

Mount Ku Mount Ku () is a mountain massif in the Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.''Nature of Kazakhstan: Encyclopedia'' / General editor. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 pages. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ...

to the NNE. The range stretches roughly from north to south for about . The ridges rise between and above the surrounding steppe; they are cut by deep ravines and valleys with

scree Scree is a collection of broken rock fragments at the base of a cliff or other steep rocky mass that has accumulated through periodic rockfall. Landforms associated with these materials are often called talus deposits. The term ''scree'' is ap ...

slopes. The larger

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 highest point is

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, a high summit. Other important peaks are Dongal (), Naizatas (), Zhamantau () and Bosaga (). There are numerous

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within the area of the range.

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Flora

The forested areas of the range are mostly located on the western side. They include

pine A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. ''World Flora Online'' accepts 134 species-rank taxa (119 species and 15 nothospecies) of pines as cu ...

birch A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech- oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' contains 3 ...

aspen Aspen is a common name for certain tree species in the Populus sect. Populus, of the ''Populus'' (poplar) genus. Species These species are called aspens: * ''Populus adenopoda'' – Chinese aspen (China, south of ''P. tremula'') * ''Populus da ...

and

willow Willows, also called sallows and osiers, of the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 350 species (plus numerous hybrids) of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions. Most species are known ...

. There is as well low vegetation made up of

steppe In physical geography, a steppe () is an ecoregion characterized by grassland plains without closed forests except near rivers and lakes. Steppe biomes may include: * the montane grasslands and shrublands biome * the tropical and subtropica ...

shrubs and

sedge The Cyperaceae () are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as wikt:sedge, sedges. The family (biology), family is large; botanists have species description, described some 5,500 known species in about 90 ...

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