Ulanbel () is a village in Moiynkum District,

Jambyl Region Jambyl or Zhambyl Region (; ), formerly known as Dzhambul Region () until 1991, is a region of Kazakhstan. Its administrative center is Taraz. The population of the region is 1,209,665; the city is 335,100. The region borders Kyrgyzstan, and is ...

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. It is the administrative center of the Ulanbel Rural District (KATO code - 315647100). Population:

Geography

The village lies at the northern edge of the

Moiynkum Desert The Moiynkum Desert (, ''Moiynqūm''), is a desert in the Turkistan Region, Turkistan and Jambyl Region, Zhambyl regions of southern Kazakhstan. Common plant types in the desert include Haloxylon ammodendron, saksaul, milk vetch, milkvetch, mugwo ...

. It is located by the left bank of the lower course of the

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river, to the northwest of lake Zhalanash and to the WNW of

Moiynkum Moiynkum (; until 1997 ''Furmanovka'') is a village ''( auyl)'' in southeastern Kazakhstan. It is the seat of Moiynkum District of Jambyl Region. Population: Geography The village is located by the Chu river, to the southeast of lake Kokuydynk ...

, the district capital.

Climate

Ulanbel has a

cold desert climate The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk'') is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in desert ...

(

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: ''BWk''), characterized by cold winters and hot summers.

References

Populated places in Jambyl Region Chu (river) {{JambylRegion-geo-stub