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Karatau Mountains

Coordinates : 42°53′20″N 69°58′50″E / 42.88889°N 69.98056°E / 42.88889; 69.98056 {{cite encyclopedia|title=Каратау (горн. хребет на Тянь-Шане)|url=http://bse.sci-lib.com/article...

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Coordinates: 42°53′20″N69°58′50″E / 42.88889°N 69.98056°E / 42.88889; 69.98056

The Karatau or Qaratau (Kazakh: Қаратау жотасы, Qaratau jotasy) is a mountain range located in southern Kazakhstan. The mountains have deposits of phosphorite, lead, and zinc.[3]

Name

Qaratau (Қаратау) is Kazakh for the "Black Mountain" or "Mountain Range". The English name Karatau derives from accounts of Russian exploration of the area.

Geography

The range extends for about 420 kilometres (260 mi) in a roughly NW/SE direction just north of the Syr Darya. The Muyunkum Desert lies to the north of the range. The Karatau is the westernmost prolongation of the Tian Shan. The summits of the mountains are smooth and the slopes are cut by snow-fed rivers.[3] The Shabakty, Kyrshabakty, Ushbas, Bugun and Asa, are among the rivers having their sources in the range.[4]

World Heritage Status

There are numerous ancient archaeological sites in the range that display the stages of cultural evolution from the early Paleolithic Age (1 million BP) to the Neolithic Age (6500 BP).[5] This site was added to the UNESCOWorld Heritage Tentative List on September 24, 1998 in the Cultural category.[5]

Nature Reserve

The Karatau Nature Reserve is a protected area in the range established in 2004.[6]

References

  1. 12"Каратау (горн. хребет на Тянь-Шане)". Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian).
  2. ↑Google Earth
  3. 12"Qarataū". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  4. ↑"K-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  5. 12Paleolithic sites and geomorphology of Karatau mountain range - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
  6. ↑ Decreto del Gobierno de la República de Kazajstán "Sobre el establecimiento de la institución estatal" Reserva Natural Estatal de Karatau "del Comité de Silvicultura y Caza del Ministerio de Agricultura de la República de Kazajstán" ; 1 de marzo de 2004
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