The Uly-Zhylanshyk (; ) is a river in

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. It is long and has a catchment area of . It is one of the rivers of the

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and Zhangeldi districts of the

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, Kazakhstan. Its waters are used for irrigation.

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The river is formed at the confluence of rivers Dulygaly-Zhylanshyk from the right and the Ulken-Zhylanshyk from the left. Both have their sources in the Ulytau range of the

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. The Uly-Zhylanshyk flows roughly westwards all along its course, sometimes bending northwest for a certain distance and others to the southwest. As it reaches its last stretch the river

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strongly. Finally it flows into the northeastern shore of Lake Aqköl, an

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located in Zhangeldi District, north of

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. Lake Katpagan is located in its basin. The Uly-Zhylanshyk is fed mainly by snow.Улы-Жыланшык
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