Mountain description
Mount Kazygurt (Kaz. Қазығұрт) is one of the most famous and revered mountains in southern Kazakhstan. It is located approximately 35–40 km south of Shymkent, in the Turkestan Region, near the Shymkent–Tashkent highway. Key Facts * Highest point — 1768 m above sea level. * The ridge itself stretches approximately 55 km from northeast to southwest. * Composed mainly of limestone, with feather grass, typcha, juniper, hawthorn, and wild apple trees growing on its slopes.
Key facts
Kazygurt (1,741 m) is in Turkistan Region.
- Region
- Turkistan Region
- Nearest higher peak
- Кіші-шұрт · 2,858 m, 30 km
- Nearest village
- Uiymshyl · 5.8 km