Mountains and Lakes

This collection features the diverse hydrology and topography of southeastern Kazakhstan, ranging from the massive, semi-freshwater Lake Balkhash to the high-altitude peaks of the Tian Shan range. Highlights include Khan Tengri, a 7,010-meter marble pyramid on the tripoint border, and Burkhan-Bulak, the country's tallest waterfall. The list also covers the Trans-Ili Alatau ridge and numerous glaciers like Korzenevskogo, which feed the region's essential river systems and reservoirs like Qapşağay.

Mountains and Lakes — Map

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Oz. Issyk

High-altitude alpine lake located at 1,760 meters above sea level. Formed by a natural landslide, the lake was significantly impacted by a catastrophic mudflow in 1963 and subsequently partially restored.

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B

Lake Balkhash

Lake Balkhash is one of the largest lakes in Asia and 15th largest in the world.

National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic / Public domain

C

Khan Tengri

Khan Tengri is a mountain of the Tian Shan mountain range. It is on the China—Kyrgyzstan—Kazakhstan tripoint, east of lake Issyk Kul.

National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic / Public domain

D

Khan Tengri

Khan Tengri is a mountain of the Tian Shan mountain range in Central Asia.

Ds02006 / Public domain

E

Qapşağay reservoir

Kapchagay Reservoir, also spelled Qapshaghay Bogeni Reservoir and sometimes referred to as Lake Kapchagay, is a major reservoir in Almaty…

МаратД / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Trans-Ili Alatau

Ile Alatau, also spelt as Trans-Ili Alatau, is a part of the Northern Tian Shan mountain system in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

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Trans-Ili Alatau

Ile Alatau, also spelt as Trans-Ili Alatau, is a part of the Northern Tian Shan mountain system in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

H

Alaköl

Alakol Lake is a lake located in the Balkhash-Alakol Basin, part of the Almaty and Shyghyz regions, east central Kazakhstan.

I

Burkhan-Bulak

Burhan-bulak Falls is the tallest waterfall in Kazakhstan. It is located in the Kora River gorge in the Jongar Alatau mountains.

J

Vodopad

Mountain waterfall situated in the Butakovka valley within the Ile-Alatau National Park.

K

Kajrakskij vodopad

A 55-meter-high waterfall located in the Turgen Gorge. It is the largest of several waterfalls in the Ile-Alatau National Park area.

L

Korzenevskogo

Large valley glacier in the Trans-Ili Alatau range, named after geographer Nikolai Korzhenevskiy. It is a primary source for the Issyk River.

M

Zangyryk

Glacial formation in the Northern Tian Shan mountains that feeds the upper reaches of the Chilik River.

N

Syrgymalymuz

Glacier located in the high-altitude region of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountain range.

O

Dzusandy-Kungej

Mountain glacier situated in the northern part of the Tian Shan range.

P

Teplofizikov

High-altitude glacier in the Almaty region, part of the Trans-Ili Alatau ridge.

Q

Makarevica

Glacier in the Malaya Almatinka basin, named after glaciologist Nikolai Makarevich.

R

Dzalpak

Glacier located within the central section of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains.

S

Snitnikova

Glacier in the Northern Tian Shan, named after researcher Vitaly Shnitnikov.

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Gorodeckogo

Significant glacier in the Bolshaya Almatinka river basin, feeding the Ozernaya River.