Karatau, Kazakhstan

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Karatau (Kazakh: Қаратау) is a administrative center in the Talas Region located in the Zhambyl 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.

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

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[edit] External links

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

v • d • e Districts and Cities of Zhambyl Province Districts Bayzak  · Korday  · Merki  · Moiynkum  · Sarysu  · Shu  · Talas  · Turar Ryskulov  · Zhambyl  · Zhualy Major cities Karatau  · Shu  · Taraz  · Zhanatas

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