Kent Range

Kent Range (Kazakh: Кент тауы) is a range of mountains in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.[1]

Kent Range
Кент тауы
Landscape of the range
Highest point
PeakMount Kent
Elevation1,469 m (4,820 ft)
Coordinates49°13′28″N 76°02′22″E
Dimensions
Length35 km (22 mi) N / S
Width20 km (12 mi) E/ W
Geography
Kent Range is located in Kazakhstan
Kent Range
Location in Kazakhstan
LocationKazakhstan
Range coordinates49°13′N 75°02′E
Parent rangeKazakh Uplands
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Age of rockPermian
Type of rockGranite
Karkaraly Range (left) and Kent Range (lower right) Sentinel-2 image

Karkaraly city lies 20 kilometers (12 mi) to the northwest of the northern slopes of the Kent Mountains. Part of the range is included in the Karkaraly National Park, a protected area established in 1998.[2][3][4] The Kent section of the park has a surface of 40,901 hectares (101,070 acres).[5]

History

There are archaeological remains of an ancient city, dating back to the late Bronze Age in the Kent Mountains.[6]

There are also ruins allegedly belonging to a 17th century Buddhist lamasery of the time of Buddhism in Kazakhstan, the Kyzyl Kent site. The ruins are located in a small valley surrounded by rocky slopes.[7][8][9]

View of the Kyzyl Kent ruins.
Bizarre rock formations.

Geography

The Kent Range is one of the subranges of the Kazakh Upland system (Saryarka). It rises to the southeast of the Karkaraly Range. A roughly 25 kilometers (16 mi) wide intermontane basin separates both ranges. The Bakty Range rises 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) to the northeast, the Keshubai to the south, and Mount Ku 60 kilometers (37 mi) to the NNE. The range stretches roughly from north to south for about 35 kilometers (22 mi). The ridges rise between 300 meters (980 ft) and 500 meters (1,600 ft) above the surrounding steppe; they are cut by deep ravines and valleys with scree slopes. The larger Kyzyltas range rises to the southwest.[10]

The highest point is Mount Kent, a 1,469 meters (4,820 ft) high summit. Other important peaks are Dongal (1,188 meters (3,898 ft)), Naizatas (1,293 meters (4,242 ft)), Zhamantau (1,411 meters (4,629 ft)) and Bosaga (1,066 meters (3,497 ft)). There are numerous rock formations within the area of the range. [1][10][3]

Flora

The forested areas of the range are mostly located on the western side. They include pine, birch, aspen and willow. There is as well low vegetation made up of steppe shrubs and sedges.[1]

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. Peakvisor - Kazakhstan
  3. Google Earth
  4. Каркаралинский национальный природный парк
  5. Visit Kazakhstan - Karkaraly State National Natural Park
  6. Kent. The Bronze Age city in the centre of Kazakh steppes
  7. The Kent Kyzyl ruins
  8. Karkaralinsk national park
  9. Astana Times - Historical Sites Recall When Kazakhstan Was Buddhist
  10. "M-43 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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