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The Ayr Mountains ( Kazakh : Айыр тауы ; Russian : Горы Айыр ) are a mountain range in Karkaraly District , Karaganda Region , Kazakhstan .

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10-575: The Pavlodar Region border stretches at the feet of the northern slopes of the range. The Zhosaly Sanatorium is located on the northwestern side of the highest mountain of the Ayr chain. The Ayr Mountains are part of the Kazakh Upland system (Saryarka). It is a range of moderate altitude located to the north of lakes Saumalkol and Karasor . The mountains mark the northern limit of the wide plain where Karasor and its neighboring lakes lie, stretching alongside

20-526: A protected area of the Kazakh Uplands , is located in the Bayanaul Range , within 100 km of Ekibastuz . Pavlodar borders Russia ( Altai Krai , Omsk Oblast and Novosibirsk Oblast ) to the north, and also borders the following Kazakh regions: Akmola (to the west), East Kazakhstan (to the south-east), North Kazakhstan (to the north-west), and Karaganda (to the south). The southern part of

30-463: A sound . Lake Sholaksor lies 31 kilometers (19 mi) to the south, and lake Zhaksytuz 53 kilometers (33 mi) to the WSW. There are small salt flats and salt marshes to the northeast. The lakeshores are dissected and largely swampy. The lake freezes in early November and thaws in late April. During periods of drought the lake may completely dry up, but in rare years of exceptional snowfall ,

40-554: Is a region of Kazakhstan . The population of the region was 742,475 (2009 Census results); and 806,983 (1999 Census results). The latest official estimate (as at the start of 2022) was 756,511. Its capital is the city of Pavlodar , which had a population of 360,014 at the start of 2018. Many people, especially Ukrainians , migrated to Pavlodar in Nikita Khrushchev 's Virgin Lands Campaign . The Bayanaul National Park ,

50-513: Is a salt lake in Aktogay District , Pavlodar Region , Kazakhstan . Zhalauly is located about 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) northwest of lake Shyganak . Road R-170 passes close to the northwestern end of the lake. Zhalauly is an endorheic lake lying at the southern end of the Ishim Plain . It consists of a larger western lake and a smaller eastern one, connected at the northern end by

60-603: Is administratively divided into ten districts ( aydany ) and three cities of regional importance - Pavlodar , Aksu , and Ekibastuz . The city administrations and districts with their populations are: Three localities in Pavlodar Region have city status. These are Pavlodar, Aksu, and Ekibastuz. As of 2020, the Pavlodar Region has a population of 752,169. Ethnic groups (2020): [REDACTED] Media related to Pavlodar Region at Wikimedia Commons Zhalauly Zhalauly ( Kazakh : Жалаулы ; Russian : Жалаулы ),

70-495: The Nura basin, flows westwards to the north of the range. Steppe vegetation grows on the slopes, including wormwood , sedges , fescue and alpine oatgrass . In protected valleys there are clumps of birch , wild rose and hawthorn . Pavlodar Region Pavlodar Region ( Kazakh : Павлодар облысы , romanized :  Pavlodar oblysy ; Russian : Павлодарская область , romanized :  Pavlodarskaya oblast )

80-625: The district is in the Kazakh Uplands , while the northern part falls within the Baraba Plain and Kulunda Plain . The highest point of the region is Akbet , a 1,022 meters (3,353 ft) high summit located in the Bayanaul Range . The Irtysh River flows from the Altay Mountains in China to Russia through the region; the Irtysh–Karaganda Canal crosses the western part, taking some of

90-441: The river's water to Ekibastuz and Karaganda . The Sileti river also flows through the region. There are many lakes in the region, most of them saline , such as Siletiteniz , Kyzylkak , Koryakovka , Zhasybai , Zhalauly , Shureksor , Kudaikol , Karasor , Zhamantuz , Kalkaman , Tuzdysor , Maraldy , Zharagash and Ulken Tobylzhan , among others. Two of them are soda lakes : lake Borli and lake Uyaly . The region

100-515: The southern slopes of the range. The Zheltau range lies off the northeastern end of the range and the Kyzyltau further east. The Semizbughy rises to the north of the northwestern slopes. The highest point of the Ayr chain is 871 meters (2,858 ft) high Zhosaly (Жосалы), located at the southwestern end. The soil of the mountains is dark brown. River Ashchysu has its sources in the range and flows below its northern slopes and river Ashchysu of

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