Karatau, Kazakhstan

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Karatau (Kazakh: Қаратау, Qarataw) is an administrative center in the Talas region located in the Jambyl Province in the south of Kazakhstan. It has an estimated population of roughly 30,000.^[1]. The largest city from Karatau, Taraz, is approximately 100 km to the southwest.

Contents 1 Name 2 See also 3 Notes 4 External links

[edit] Name

The name Karatau means Black Mountain in the Kazakh language. Karatau was named after the Karatau Mountain range which it is located next to.

[edit] See also

• Otrar

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• AmerasianWorld.com's Karatau, Kazakhstan, (Black Mountain) [English]
• Karatay Malenkii Gorod Boshix Nadezhd [Russian]

v • d • e Jambyl Province Capital: Taraz Districts Bayzak  · Jambyl  · Korday  · Merki  · Moiynkum  · Sarysu  · Shu  · Talas  · Turar Ryskulov  · Zhualy Major cities Janatas  · Karatau  · Shu  · Taraz

Coordinates: 43°10′52″N 70°27′32″E / 43.18111°N 70.45889°E / 43.18111; 70.45889