The Kazakh Uplands or the Kazakh Hummocks , known in Kazakh as the Saryarqa ( Cyrillic : Сарыарқа , pronounced [sɑˌrə(ʔ)ɑrˈqɑ] ; lit. ' Yellow Ridge ' ), is a large peneplain formation extending throughout the central and eastern regions of Kazakhstan .
6-577: Saryarka or Saryarqa may refer to: Kazakh Uplands (Kazakh: Сарыарқа, Saryarqa ), a large grassland in Kazakhstan Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan , a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Kazakh Uplands Sary-Arka Airport , Karagandy, Kazakhstan Saryarka Karagandy , an ice hockey team from Karagandy, Kazakhstan Saryarka Velodrome ,
12-695: A cycle-racing arena in Astana, Kazakhstan Saryarqa (Almaty Metro) , a railway station in Almaty, Kazakhstan Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Saryarka . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saryarka&oldid=1151957186 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
18-542: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kazakh Uplands Administratively the Kazakh Uplands stretch across the East Kazakhstan , Pavlodar , Akmola , Ulytau and Karaganda regions. Several notable cities, including the country's capital, Astana , are located in the uplands. There are large deposits of coal in the north and copper in
24-528: The Palearctic temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome . The Karkaraly National Park , Kokshetau National Park , Burabay National Park and Bayanaul National Park are protected areas in the ranges of the upland. Rare species, such as the Asiatic cheetah , may still live in the region. This Kazakhstan location article
30-773: The south. The Kazakh Uplands are limited by the West Siberian Plain to the north, the Irtysh valley to the northeast, the Balkhash-Alakol Basin to the south and southeast, the Turan Lowland to the southwest and by the Turgay Depression to the west. Rivers such as the Ishim , Sileti , Sarysu , Nura , Kulanotpes , Ashchysu , Tundik and Uly-Zhylanshyk have their sources in
36-493: The uplands. Lake Tengiz lies in an intermontane basin of the uplands and is the largest of the area. The Kokshetau Lakes are an important tourist attraction. The uplands include mountain ranges of moderate altitude separated by elevated flat intermontane basins . The main ones are: Parts of the Kazakh Uplands are included in the Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan World Heritage Site . It belongs to
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