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Karatau (Kazakh: Қаратау, Qaratau) is an administrative center in the Talas region located in the Jambyl Region in the south of Kazakhstan. It has an estimated population of roughly 30,000 in 1999. As of 2019, the population is now 27,667. The largest city from Karatau, Taraz, is approximately 100 km to the southwest.
The Karatau or Qaratau (Kazakh: Қаратау жотасы, romanized: Qarataw jotasy) is a mountain range located in southern Kazakhstan. The name Karatau means Black Mountain in the Kazakh language. The mountains have deposits of phosphorite, lead and zinc.
The Karatau Biosphere Reserve is located in the central part of the Karatau ridge, which is a branch of Northwestern parts of Tien Shan on the territory of South Kazakhstan region. The Biosphere Reserve includes mountain arid and sub-arid ecosystems of the middle mountains of Western Tien Shan lim.
Karatau means Black (Kara) Mountain (Tau) in the Kazakh language. Karatau is a small Kazakh town with a population of roughly 30,000 people. It was one of the dying towns in Kazakhstan when I lived there. Many people left for better jobs in the bigger cities. They left behind empty many buildings.
The Karatau State Nature Reserve in Kazakhstan is home to rare species of insects, birds, and animals listed in the Red Book of Kazakhstan. The reserve is located in the central part of the Karatau mountain range in the South Kazakhstan Region of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Qarataū, mountain range, a northwestern spur of the Tien Shan, in southern Kazakhstan. The name is of Turkic origin, meaning “Black Mountain.” The range extends for 260 miles (420 km) along the Syr Darya (ancient Jaxartes River) and rises to 7,139 feet (2,176 metres), with an average elevation of 3,300–5,000 feet (1,000–1,500 metres).
Karatau State Nature Reserve is located in the Central part of the Karatau ridge, which It is a branch of the northwestern arches of the Tien Shan in the territory of the South Kazakhstan region. The slopes of the ridge are dissected by deep valleys of numerous rivers and temporary streams with seasonal surface runoff almost everywhere.
