The Kyrshabakty () is a river in southern

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. It is a right tributary of the

Shabakty The Shabakty (; ) is a river in southern Kazakhstan. It has a length of and a drainage basin of .Google Earth The river flows across the Sarysu District of the Zhambyl Region. There are two inhabited places by the riverbank, Saudakent near ...

, with a length of and a

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of .

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The river flows across

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of the Zhambyl Region. There are

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limestones by the river that contain a rich variety of

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The Kyrshabakty river has its source in springs located in the northern slopes of the Karatau Range, near Baizhansai village. Its upper stretch is also known as Bogen () and heads roughly northwestwards. Midway along its course it bends northwards. The river flows within a gorge, often with steep sides, all along. Finally the Kyrshabakty ends up in the right bank of the

, not far from Shabakty Railway Junction. There is water in the river all year round.''Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia'' Vol. 9, part 18 / Ch. ed. B.O. Jakyp. —

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: «Kazakh encyclopedia» ZhSS, 2011. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5

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Географическая точка Каньон Шабакты
{{Rivers of Kazakhstan Rivers of Kazakhstan Jambyl Region Endorheic basins of Asia

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