Shabanbay Bi ( kk, Шабанбай би), until 1996 ''Shylym'' (Шылым), is a village in Aktogay District, Karaganda Region,

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. It is the administrative center of the Shabanbay Bi Rural District (KATO code - 353677100). Population:

Geography

The village is located by the Karatal River, a left tributary of the

Tokrau The Tokrau ( kk, Тоқырау) is a river in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. It has a length of and a drainage basin of . Google Earth The Tokrau flows by Aktogay, the administrative center of Aktogay District, Karaganda Region, as well as by ...

, about east of Aktogay, the district administrative center. Mount

Aksoran Aksoran ( kk, Ақсораңу; russian: Аксоран) is a mountain in Aktogay District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. The mountain is located about to the ENE of Shabanbay Bi village, formerly known as ''Shilym''. Geologically the peak is ...

, the highest point of the

Kazakh Uplands The Kazakh Uplands ( kk, Сарыарқа, ''Saryarqa'' - "Yellow Ridge", russian: Казахский мелкосопочник, Kazakhskiy Melkosopochnik), also known as the Kazakh Hummocks, is a large peneplain formation extending throughout t ...

(Saryarka), rises to the east, in the

Kyzylarai Kyzylarai ( kz, Қызыларай) is a massif located in Aktogay District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. The place is rich in natural and historical sights. Begazy burial grounds (Begazy-Dandybai culture of the Bronze Age) are one of them. The ...

massif. Google Earth

References

Populated places in Karaganda Region {{Kazakhstan-geo-stub kk:Шабанбай би