| Kazakh Uplands | |
|---|---|
| Saryarqa (Kazakh) Казахский мелкосопочник (Russian) | |
 Landscape of the Karkaraly Range, one of the ranges of the uplands | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Aksoran |
| Elevation | 1,565 m (5,135 ft) |
| Coordinates | 48°25′26″N 75°28′16″E / 48.42389°N 75.47111°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 1,200 km (750 mi) E / W |
| Width | 400 km (250 mi) N/ S |
| Geography | |
  Kazakh Uplands Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Location | Kazakhstan |
| Range coordinates | 50°26′N 69°11′E / 50.433°N 69.183°E |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Age of rock | Paleozoic, Cenozoic |
| Type of rock | Granite, limestone, schist, quartzite, sandstone |
| Kazakh Uplands | |
|---|---|
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Palearctic |
| Biome | Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands |
| Geography | |
| Area | 72,000 km2 (28,000 sq mi) |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
The Kazakh Uplands or the Kazakh Hummocks, known in Kazakh as the Saryarqa (Cyrillic: Сарыарқа, pronounced [sɑˌrə(ʔ)ɑrˈqɑ]; lit. 'Yellow Ridge'), is a large peneplain formation extending throughout the central and eastern regions of Kazakhstan.[1]
Administratively the Kazakh Uplands stretch across the East Kazakhstan, Pavlodar, Akmola, Ulytau and Karaganda regions. Several notable cities, including the country's capital, Astana, are located in the uplands. There are large deposits of coal in the north and copper in the south.
- ^ Казахский мелкосопочник (Kazakh Uplands) Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)