Kyzylarai
Қызыларай
View of the highest elevations of the massif with clouds over Mt Aksoran
Highest point
PeakAksoran (Ақсораң)
Elevation1,565 m (5,135 ft)
Coordinates48°25′37″N 75°28′47″E / 48.42694°N 75.47972°E / 48.42694; 75.47972[1][2]
Geography
Kyzylarai is located in Kazakhstan
Kyzylarai
Location in Kazakhstan
LocationKazakhstan
Range coordinates48°31′N 75°26′E / 48.517°N 75.433°E / 48.517; 75.433
Parent rangeKazakh Uplands
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Shabanbay Bi

Kyzylarai (Kazakh: 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 world's largest mountain sheep, the Argali, can be seen in the area.[3]

Geography

Kyzylarai is located in the southern part of the Kazakh Uplands, north of Lake Balkhash and south of the Karkaraly Range. The slightly lower Kyzyltas massif rises to the northwest.

The highest point of the Kazakh Uplands and of Central Kazakhstan, Mt Aksoran (1,565 metres (5,135 ft)), is located in the massif.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "M-42 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  2. Google Earth
  3. "Travel in Kazakhstan".
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