Kyzylarai Knowpia

Kyzylarai
Kyzylarai
Қызыларай
	View of the highest elevations of the massif with clouds over Mt Aksoran
Highest point
Peak	Aksoran (Ақсораң)
Elevation	1,565 m (5,135 ft)
Coordinates	48°25′37″N 75°28′47″E / 48.42694°N 75.47972°E
Geography
	Kyzylarai Location in Kazakhstan
Location	Kazakhstan
Range coordinates	48°31′N 75°26′E / 48.517°N 75.433°E
Parent range	Kazakh Uplands
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Climbing
Easiest route	From Shabanbay Bi

Kyzylarai (Kazakh: 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]

Geography edit

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 (1,565 metres (5,135 ft)), is located in the massif.^[1]