Betpak-Dala
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Betpak-Dala or Betpaqdala (Kazakh: Бетпақдала, Betpaqdala; from Turkic batpak, “swampy,” or Persian bedbaht, “unlucky” and Turkic dala, “plain”; Russian: Бетпак-Дала or Сeверная Голодная степь, lit. Hungry Steppe) is a desert zone in the Ulytau, Karaganda, Turkestan and Zhambyl regions, Kazakhstan.[1]
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Betpak-Dala
Бетпақдала / Бетпак-Дала | |
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Desert | |
Coordinates: 46°02′N 70°12′E | |
Area | |
• Total | 75,000 km2 (29,000 sq mi) |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 500 kilometers (310 mi) |
• Width | 170 kilometers (110 mi) |
Elevation | 300 meters (980 ft) - 500 meters (1,600 ft) |
Highest elevation | 974 meters (3,196 ft) (Zhambil (Жамбъл)) |
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