Karatau, Kazakhstan

Karatau (Kazakh: Қаратау, Qarataw) 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.^[1] The largest city from Karatau, Taraz, is approximately 100 km to the southwest.

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.

See also

• Otrar
• Karatau mine

Notes

External links

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

Jambyl Region 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