Chingiztau

Chingiztau (Kazakh: Шыңғыстау) is a range of mountains in Abai Region, Kazakhstan.[1]

Chingiztau
Шыңғыстау
View of the Akshatau subrange
Highest point
PeakKosoba
Elevation1,304 m (4,278 ft)
Coordinates48°15′02″N 79°39′47″E
Dimensions
Length200 km (120 mi) NW / SE
Width50 km (31 mi) NE / SW
Geography
Chingiztau is located in Kazakhstan
Chingiztau
Location in Kazakhstan
LocationKazakhstan
Range coordinates48°38′N 79°10′E
Parent rangeKazakh Uplands
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Age of rockPaleozoic
Type of rockSandstone, shale, limestone, porphyritic rocks

The nearest city is Ayagoz, located near the southern end of the range.[2]

Geography

Chingiztau is one of the ranges of the eastern part of the Kazakh Upland system (Saryarka). It stretches roughly for about 200 kilometers (120 mi) from northwest to southeast, 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the south of the Degelen. The range has three separate ridges: Kanchingiz (Қаншыңғыс), highest point 1,152 meters (3,780 ft) in the northern section, the Chingiztau proper in the middle, highest point 1,119 meters (3,671 ft), and Akshatau (Ақшатау) in the southern section, where there is highest point of the whole range system 1,304 meters (4,278 ft) Mount Kosoba.[3][1][4][2]

The slopes of the ridges are generally abrupt in the eastern side and more gently sloping in the western. They are deeply dissected by river valleys and ravines. Numerous rivers have their origin in the range, but their waters are mostly lost either in the sands of the surrounding deserts or in seasonal salt lakes of the highlands. The largest rivers having their sources in the Chingiztau are the Shagan and its right tributary the Ashchysu flowing roughly northwards, as well as the Bakanas and a few tributaries of the Ayagöz flowing south.[4] The Konyr-Auliye cave (Қоңыр әулие үңгірі) is located near Mount Aktas, off the western slopes of the range, near the Shagan river.[5]

Near the Konyr-Auliye cave.

Flora

The range slopes are covered by mountain steppe vegetation. There are aspen-birch forests and willow thickets in the valleys.[6]

See also

References
  1. Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia / Ch. ed. B.O. Jakyp. — Almaty: « Kazakh encyclopedia» ZhSS, 2011. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5
  2. Google Earth
  3. Toponyms – Чингизтау хребет
  4. "M-44 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  5. Пещера Коныр-Аулие - QazaqGeography
  6. Чингизтау; Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978. (in Russian)
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