Karatau, Kazakhstan
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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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[edit] 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.
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[edit] Notes
- ^ "AmerasianWorld.com's Karatau, Kazakhstan". Kevin Miller, Jr.. http://www.amerasianworld.com/karatau.php. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
[edit] 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]
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Coordinates: 43°10′52″N 70°27′32″E / 43.18111°N 70.45889°E
