Aitau
Aitau (Kazakh: Айтау) is a mountain range located in Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan.
The range rises in an almost uninhabited area. Khantau village, Moiynkum District, lies 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) to the west of the slopes of the Khantau massif, the northern section of the range.[1]
Geography
The Aitau Range is a northern prolongation of the Chu-Ili Range. It is located to the south of the Mayzharylgan range. The Betpak-Dala desert lies to the west.[1][2][3]
The highest point of the Aitau is 972 meters (3,189 ft) high Mount Sunkar, rising in the Khantau massif at the northwestern end of the range.[1][4]
Flora
The soil is pale and has low carbonate content. Some of the plants found in the range include Artemisia, sedges and Achnatherum, the latter forming clumps.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "L-43 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ a b "K-43 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ a b c Kazakhstan National encyclopedia / Chief editor A. Nysanbayev - Almaty "Kazakh Encyclopedia" General Editor, Vol. III, 1998. ISBN 5-89800-123-9
External links
- Media related to Aitau at Wikimedia Commons
- Мойынкумский район Mountains, PeakVisor
- Khantau Mountains and petroglyphs in the Khantau Mountains
- Petroglyphs of Kazakhstan - Voices On Cental Asia
- Traditions of Settlement in Bronze Age Zhetysu (Kazakhstan)