The Ushbas () is a river in southern
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...
.
It has a length of and a
drainage basin
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of .
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The river flows across Sarysu district of the
Zhambyl Region and
Sozak District of the
Turkistan Region
Turkistan Region, formerly known as South Kazakhstan Region from 1992 to 2018 and Chimkent Region from 1963 to 1991, is the southernmost region of Kazakhstan, bordering Uzbekistan. It had a population of 2,088,510 as of the 2022 Kazakhstan cens ...
. It has its mouth near
Kumkent
Kumkent () is a village in Sozak District in Turkestan Region of Kazakhstan. It is the head of the Kumkent rural district (KATO code - 515643100). Population:
The archaeological remains of the ancient Kumkent fortification are located to the s ...
village.
Course
The Ushbas river has its origin in the northern slopes of the
Karatau Range. It heads roughly northwestwards down a deep mountain valley with steep sides. In its final stretch it bends and flows roughly northwards, parallel to the
Burkittі (Бүркітті), a left 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 ...
river, to the east. Finally it ends up in the southeastern shore of
Kyzylkol lake.
The Ushbas is fed mainly by rain and underground water. In the summer, when the riverbed dries, the river doesn't reach Kyzylkol.
[''Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia'' Vol.9 / Ch. ed. B.O. Jakyp. — ]Almaty
Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains ...
: «Kazakh encyclopedia» ZhSS, 2011. ISBN 9965-893-64-0(T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5
See also
*
List of rivers of Kazakhstan
This is a list of rivers of Kazakhstan, arranged by drainage basin. Tributaries are listed in order from mouth to source. Flowing into the Arctic Ocean Ob Irtysh (''Ertis'') River
*Tobol
** Ubagan
** Ayat
** Uy
** Syntasty
* Ishim
** Imanburlyq
* ...
References
External links
Kyzylkol Lake - BirdLife Data Zone
{{Rivers of Kazakhstan
Rivers of Kazakhstan
Turkistan Region
Jambyl Region
Endorheic basins of Asia