Zhetysu

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The Seven Rivers Country ( Kazakh Жетісу / Schetissu; Kyrgyz Джетисуу / Dschetisuu; Russian Семиречье / Semiretschje ) is a landscape in Central Asia.

It is a for Balkhash, Sassykköl and Alaköl Lake inclined from the mountain ranges of the northern Tianshan and the Djungarian Alatau Abdachungsebene. It is named after the seven main rivers Ili, Qaratal, Bien, Aqsu, Lepsy, Baskan and Sarqan.

Politically, the Seven Rivers country is situated mostly is today Kazakhstan, the southern and south-eastern border areas to Kyrgyzstan and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.

On the southern shore of Lake Balkhash flat located close to wide sandy deserts ( Taukum, Sary- ischikotrau, Ljukkum ), the numerous dry valleys ( Bakanas ) are traversed. The substantially covered with desert vegetation Seven Rivers country is used as winter pasture, only in the north- west, in the area of ​​the water-rich Ili, irrigated agriculture is operated. The foothills are up to 2,000 meters of sparse deciduous forest, also covered by coniferous forest.

  • Landscape in Asia
  • Geography (Kazakhstan )
  • Geography ( Xinjiang )
  • Almaty area
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