The Kokshetau Hills (; ) is a system of mountains of moderate altitude in the North Kazakhstan Region and Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.[ Кокчетавская возвышенность; Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978. (in Russian)]
The cities of Kokshetau, Shchuchinsk and Makinsk are located in the hill zone, as well as the Burabay resort town.
The Burabay National Park and the Kokshetau National Park are the main .
Geography
The Kokshetau Hills are a northern subsystem of the
Kazakh Uplands (Saryarka), limited to the north by the West Siberian Plain. They are scattered across a vast area, with wide flat spaces in between of river valleys or lake basins. They stretch for about between the
Turgay Basin in the west and the
Sileti valley in the east, with a width of from north to south. The individual hills and hill clusters rise abruptly from the plains of the intermontane basins. They are generally rocky or have rocky outcrops at the top and there are bizarre
as well.
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The elevations are moderate, the highest point is high Mount Kokshe, also known as Sinyukha, rising in the Kokshetau Massif, located in the northeastern part of the Kokshetau Hills.
The Zhaksy-Zhalgyztau (highest point ), Imantau (highest point ) and Ayrtau (highest point ), are the main massifs in the western part, among other smaller and lower ones. The Zhilandi Massif (highest point ) and the Zerendin Mountains (highest point ), are located in the central part. high Bukpa Hill rises above Kokshetau town and to the southeast rise the Makina Hills (highest point ).
Hydrography
Numerous rivers originate in the Kokshetau Hills flowing in different directions, such as the
Kylshakty,
Shagalaly,
Iman-Burluk,
Akan-Burluk,
Zhilandi,
Zhabai and
Boksyk. Many are part of the Ishim basin. Also hundreds of lakes are located in the numerous tectonic basins of the hill area. The most well-known lakes are those part of the
Kokshetau Lakes, a group that includes lakes
Lake Burabay,
Ulken Shabakty,
Kishi Shabakty,
Lake Kopa,
Lake Zerendi, Shalkar and Imantau.
Flora
The lower slopes of some of the hills are covered with sparse pine forest.
Steppe vegetation, including grasses, Artemisia and Ephedra, grows on bare hillsides and in rock crevices. Shrubs are found on
scree slopes.
[ Kazakhstan National encyclopedia / Chief editor A. Nysanbayev - Almaty "Kazakh encyclopedia" General editor, 1998 ISBN 5-89800-123-9, Volume V]
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