Karatau Mountains

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The Qaratau ( Kazakh Қаратау Жотасы; Russian хребет Каратау / Karatau ) is a mountain range in southern Kazakhstan, a north-western foothills of the Tianshan. The name is of Turkish origin and can be translated as " Black Mountains ". The mountain range is about 420 km long and extends along the river Syr Darya, formerly known as the Jaxartes. , The largest surveys reach a height of 2176 m, on average, the height. : In the mountains there are between 1000 m and 1500 m caves and archaeological sites.