Kent Range
Kent Range () is a range of mountains in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. Karkaraly city lies to the northwest of the northern slopes of the Kent Mountains. Part of the range is included in the Karkaraly National Park, a protected area established in 1998. The Kent section of the park has a surface of . History There are archaeological remains of an ancient city, dating back to the late Bronze Age in the Kent Mountains. There are also ruins allegedly belonging to a 17th century Buddhist lamasery of the time of Buddhism in Kazakhstan, the Kyzyl Kent site. The ruins are located in a small valley surrounded by rocky slopes. Geography The Kent Range is one of the subranges of the Kazakh Upland system (Saryarka). It rises to the southeast of the Karkaraly Range. A roughly wide intermontane basin separates both ranges. The Bakty Range rises to the northeast, the Keshubai to the south, and Mount Ku to the NNE. The range stretches roughly from north to south for about . The ridges rise between and above the surrounding steppe; they are cut by deep ravines and valleys with scree slopes. The larger Kyzyltas range rises to the southwest.