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.
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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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