Betpak-Dala

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Betpak-Dala Бетпақдала / Бетпак-Дала
Desert
Panorama of the desert area
Betpak-Dala
Coordinates: 46°02′N 70°12′E / 46.033°N 70.200°E / 46.033; 70.200
Area
• Total	75,000 km2 (29,000 sq mi)
Dimensions
• Length	500 kilometers (310 mi)
• Width	170 kilometers (110 mi)
Elevation	300 meters (980 ft) - 500 meters (1,600 ft)
Highest elevation	974 meters (3,196 ft) (Zhambil (Жамбъл))

Betpak-Dala or Betpaqdala (Kazakh: Бетпақдала, Betpaqdala; from Turkic batpak, “swampy,” or Persian bedbaht, “unlucky” and Turkic dala, “plain”; Russian: Бетпак-Дала or Сeверная Голодная степь, lit. Hungry Steppe) is a desert zone in the Ulytau, Karaganda, Turkestan and Zhambyl regions, Kazakhstan.^[1]