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Kazakhstan's Main Geographical Features

Kazakhstan's landscape offers some superlatives: The Kazakh Steppe (Uly Dala), a vast semi-desert region of open grasslands that occupies the northern third of the country, is part of the Eurasian Steppe belt, the largest dry steppe in the world. North and far west of the Kazakh steppe is the ecoregion of the Kazakh forest-steppe, dominated by temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands. Situated between the Caspian Sea and Aral Lake is the Ustyurt Plateau, a stony high plain clay desert with eroded hills, shallow basins and extensive escarpments with an average elevation of 150 m. To the south lies the Turan Lowland, a low-lying desert southeast of the Aral Sea, which extends into Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. The Turan Lowland lies within the Central Asian desert. To the west of Lake Balkhash is Betpak-Dala, a flat, gently rolling desert region with many shallow, mostly saline lakes. In the center of the country lies the Kazakh Uplands, also known as Saryarka or Kazakh hills, a hilly, almost featureless plain that covers most of the Karaganda and parts of the Akmola Regions. Situated within the Kazakh Uplands is Saryarka, a region known as the Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan; the Saryarka is since 2008 a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Valley of the Castles, a section of the Charyn Canyon. The 154 km long canyon on the Sharyn River is part of the Charyn National Park in the Almaty Region. Photo: Jonas Satkauskas Kazakh Lakes Kazakhstan's major lakes are: The Aral Sea extends over the border between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan; it is fed by the Syr Darya and the Amu Darya rivers. The Aral Sea was once one of the four largest lakes in the world. The lake has been shrinking steadily since the 1960s, and today it has shrunk to only 10% of its original size due to former Soviet irrigation projects. Lake Balkhash in the southeast of the country is a large, shallow salt lake fed by five rivers, with most of the inflow coming from the Ili River. Other lakes are Lake Tengiz, a saline lake and an important wetland site for birds. Lake Alakol is a salt lake near the Chinese border; it is an important breeding and nesting area for various wetland birds. Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea lies between Europe and Asia; it is a sea with no outlet, an endorheic basin, and is known as the world's largest lake. The northeastern part is bounded by Kazakhstan. The Caspian Sea is bordered by four more countries: Turkmenistan, Iran, Azerbaijan, and Russia. Kazakh Bay is one of the major bays of the Caspian Sea. Dead Kultuk is a shallow bay of the Caspian Sea with waterlogged marshes further inland and an extension known as the Kaydak Inlet. At the entrance to the bay is an archipelago known for its largest island, Durneva. Central Downtown of Almaty with the Baiterek, a monument and observation tower and a popular tourist attraction in the center. Photo: Alexei Tarakanov Mountains The far east of Kazakhstan is dominated by branches of the Altai and Tian Shan mountain ranges. The country's highest peaks are located there, such as Kazakhstan's highest mountain, the pyramid-shaped Khan Tengri at 6995 m in the central Tian Shan Mountains and the Belukha Mountain at 4,506 m in the Altai Mountains on the Kazakh-Russian border. Cities The largest city and the major commercial and cultural center is Almaty, the former capital. The second-largest city is Nur-Sultan, since 1997 the new capital of Kazakhstan, a planned city named Astana and renamed in 2019 to Nur-Sultan. Shymkent is a city in the central-southern part of the country in the foothills of the Ugam mountain range with a population of one million people. Aktobe is located at the confluence of the Kargala and Ilek rivers near the Kazakh-Russian border, northwest of the Aktobe reservoir. The capital of the Aktobe Region has a population of half a million people. Karaganda (Qaraghandy) is located in the eastern center of the country, north of the Kazakh Uplands, surrounded by a steppe-like landscape and large coal deposits. With 500,882 inhabitants (as of January 2021), it is the fifth-largest city in Kazakhstan. Taraz is a city on the Talas (Taraz) River near the border with Kyrgyzstan. The capital of the Jambyl Region is one of the oldest cities in Kazakhstan and has a population of about 400,000 people. Airports The busiest airports in Kazakhstan Almaty International Airport (IATA Code: ALA) Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (IATA Code: NQZ) Aktau Airport (IATA Code: SCO) Shymkent International Airport (IATA Code: CIT) ATMA Atyrau Airport (IATA Code: GUW) Aktobe Airport (IATA Code: AKX) Cities and towns in Kazakhstan: The map shows the location of the following Kazak cities and towns: Akadyr, Akkol, Akkystau, Aksay, Aksu, Aksu-Ayuly, Aksuyek, Aktau, Aktobe, Aktogay, Akzhal, Algabas, Almaty, Altai (Zyryanovsk), Amangeldi, Aralsk, Araltogay, Arkalyk, Arys, Atasu, Atbasar, Atyrau, Auliekol, Ayagoz, Ayteke Bi, Badamsha, Baikonur, Balkhash, Bayganin, Bereke, Berezino, Beyneu, Bogatyrevo, Bulayevo, Burabay, Chapaev, Charsk, Chiili, Denisovka, Derzhavinsk, Dossor, Egindybulak, Ekibastuz, Embi, Ertis, EsbolInderbor, Esil, Fort Shevchenko, Janatas, Kandyagash, Kapchagay, Karabutak, Karagaily, Karaganda, Karaoba, Karaoy, Karaton, Karaul, Karazhal, Karsakpay, Kaskelen, Kaynar, Kentau, Khromtau, Kokpekty, Kokshetau, Koktal, Korgalzhyn, Kostanay, Kugaly, Kulsary, Kurshim, Kuryk , Kushmurun, Kyzylorda, Lepsy, Makat, Makhambet, Mamlyutka, Matay, Merki, Miyaly, Moyynty, Novoishimskoye, Nur-Sultan (Astana), Oral (Uralsk), Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Pavlodar, Petropavl, Presnovka , Priozersk, Qalbatau, Ridder, Rudny, Sagiz, Saksaulskiy, Sarkand, Saryözek, Saryshagan, Satbayev, Saumalkol, Sayak, Saykhin, Semey (Semipalatinsk), Sergeyevka, Shakhtinsk, Shalginskiy, Shalkar, Shchuchinsk, Shelek, Shetpe, Shonzhy, Shu, Shubarkuduk, Shymkent, Stepnogorsk, Taipaq, Taldykorgan, Talgar, Talshik, Taraz, Tekeli, Tekes, Temirtau, Terekty, Tobol, Topar, Torgay, Troebratskiy, Turkistan, Ulytau, Urzhar, Usharal, Ushtobe, Yrgyz, Zaysan, Zerendi, Zhairem, Zhaksy, Zhambul, Zhanakala, Zhanakorgan, Zhanaozen, Zhanteke, Zhanybek, Zharkent, Zharly, Zharly, Zhetikara, Zhetisay, Zhetybay, Zhezkazgan, Zhosaly, annd Zhympity. 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