Karatal River

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Karatal River entering Lake Balkhash from space, September 1996
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Karatal River entering Lake Balkhash from space, September 1996

The Karatal River (also known as Qaratal) rises in the Dzungarsk-Alatau Mountains near the border of Kazakhstan and China. The river flows generally northwestward turning generally northward when it reaches the Saryesik-Atyrau Desert, a large sand desert south of Lake Balkhash. The river emptys into Lake Balkhash.

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