Betpak-Dala
Betpak-Dala
Бетпақдала / Бетпак-Дала | |
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Desert | |
Panorama of the desert area | |
| Coordinates: 46°02′N 70°12′E / 46.033°N 70.200°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)) |
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.