Karatau, Kazakhstan
Encyclopedia
Karatau is an administrative center in the Talas
region located in the Jambyl Province in the south of Kazakhstan
. It has an estimated population of roughly 30,000.. The largest city from Karatau, Taraz
, is approximately 100 km to the southwest.
. Karatau was named after the Karatau Mountain
range which it is located next to.
Talas River
The Talas River rises in the Talas Province of Kyrgyzstan and flows west into Kazakhstan. It is formed from the confluence of the Karakol and Uch-Koshoy...
region located in the Jambyl Province in the south of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
. It has an estimated population of roughly 30,000.. The largest city from Karatau, Taraz
Taraz
Taraz , is a city and a center of the Jambyl Province in Kazakhstan. It is located in the south of Kazakhstan, near the border with Kyrgyzstan, on the Talas River...
, is approximately 100 km to the southwest.
Name
The name Karatau means Black Mountain in the Kazakh languageKazakh language
Kazakh is a Turkic language which belongs to the Kipchak branch of the Turkic languages, closely related to Nogai and Karakalpak....
. Karatau was named after the Karatau Mountain
Karatau Mountains
The Karatau Mountains are located in southern Kazakhstan just north of the Syrdaria River, and they display a unique geomorphology. The name Karatau means Black Mountain in the Kazakh language...
range which it is located next to.