Karkaraly
| Karkaraly | ||
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 The Karkaraly |
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| Highest peak | Aksoran ( 1566 m ) | |
| location | Karagandy , Kazakhstan | |
| part of | Kazakh threshold | |
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 25 ′ N , 75 ° 28 ′ E | |
The Karkaraly ( Kazakh Қарқаралы тауы , Qarqaralı tawı ) is a mountain range up to 1566 m high in Kazakhstan ( Central Asia ).
It is located in the central part of the Kazakh Threshold, southeast of Karagandy . The highest mountain is the Aksoran . Karkaraly , which is rich in forests and lakes, is made up of granite , slate and green jasper . It is sometimes called Kazakh Switzerland .
In 1998 the Qarqaraly National Park was established.
Since the independence of Kazakhstan, official names have been written in Kazakh , so there are different spellings for the park and, for example, the Karkaraly mountain range.