The Kylshakty ( Kazakh : Қылшақты , Qylşaqty ) is a river in Northern Kazakhstan that flows through the Akmola Region in Central Kazakhstan. It is 104 km (65 mi) long and has a drainage basin spanning 1,010 km (390 sq mi). The river is 246 kilometers away from Kazakhstan's capital, Astana .
4-600: The river starts in the Kokshetau Massif , part of the Kokshetau Hills , in a birch forest on Semenov's Hill's western slope, flows west through Shchuchinsk , and bends north toward Frolovsky Pond before bending to the northwest. It crosses Bayanbai and passes two dams before it reaches Kenesary. Finally it flows into Lake Kopa in Kokshetau at an altitude of 223 m (732 ft) above sea level, near
8-638: The Zhaman-Karakalpak mountain. Lake Zhamantuz is part of the basin of the basin of the Kylshakty river. This Kazakhstan location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kokshetau Massif Kokshetau Mountains ( Kazakh : Көкшетау тауы ) or Kokshetau Massif is a mountain massif in the Akmola Region , Kazakhstan . Shchuchinsk city and Burabay spa town are located in
12-574: The massif is Mount Kokshe , towering at 947 meters (3,107 ft) and located in the northern part near Kishi Shabakty Lake. River Kylshakty has its sources in the Kokshetau Massif. The slopes are often cut by deep ravines. Owing to denudation and weathering of the mountains there are bizarre-shaped rocky outcrops. Some of these rock formations display horizontal layers of eroded granite stone and look like ruined towers. The mountain slopes have forests of pine , birch , poplar , except for
16-620: The massif. The mountains are part of the Burabay National Park , a protected area . The Kokshetau Mountains are part of the Kokshetau Hills , a subsystem of the Kazakh Uplands (Saryarka). It is a small, compact mountainous cluster of moderate altitude located in the northern sector of the highlands. Small lakes lie in the central, western and northwestern area of the range, including Burabay , Shchuchye , Ulken Shabakty and Kishi Shabakty . The highest point of
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