Kyzylarai | |
Other Name: | Қызыларай |
Highest: | Aksoran (Ақсораң) |
Elevation M: | 1565 |
Parent: | Kazakh Uplands |
Map: | Kazakhstan |
Location: | Kazakhstan |
Coordinates: | 48.4269°N 75.4797°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [1] [2] |
Orogeny: | Alpine orogeny |
Range Coordinates: | 48.5167°N 101°W |
Easiest Route: | From Shabanbay Bi |
Kyzylarai (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]
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 (1565m (5,135feet)), is located in the massif.[1]