Betpak-Dala
in Qaraghandy Oblysy, Kazakhstan
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Zhezkazgan Airport (164 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.033 and 70.200 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 1' 59" and E 70° 11' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Tenge - KZT
- Spoken languages:
- Kazakh, Russian
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:03 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Asia/Almaty
- UTC/GMT offset: 6 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:54 am and 8:36 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.155 and -109.432 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hanga Roa - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Kazakhstan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Kazakhstan. Last Update: 2024-05-07 07:59:51
Discover Betpak-Dala
Betpak-Dala in Qaraghandy Oblysy is a city in Kazakhstan about 360 mi (or 580 km) south of Astana, the country's capital city.
Local time in Betpak-Dala is now 12:03 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Almaty with an UTC offset of 6 hours. We know of 1 airports in the vicinity of Betpak-Dala. The closest airport in Kazakhstan is Zhezkazgan Airport in a distance of 164 mi (or 264 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Taraz, Pokrovka, Kyzyl-Adyr, Shymkent and Bakai-Ata. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Attractions and noteworthy things
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Betpak-Dala
Betpak-Dala is a region in Kazakhstan. Betpak-Dala (from Turkic batpak, “swampy,” or Persian bedbaht, “unlucky” and Turkic dala, “plain”), also known as the Northern Hungry Steppe, a desert in the former Kazakh SSR, located between the lower reaches of the Sarysu River, the Chu River, and Lake Balkhash. In the north, near the 46°30’ parallel, Betpak-Dala borders on the Kazakh melkosopochnik (area of low, rounded, isolated hills). Its area is approximately 75,000 km.
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