Bektauata

Bektauata (Kazakh: Бектауата) is a mountain range in Aktogay District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.

[1] Balkhash City is located less than 70 kilometers (43 mi) to the south of the range and the M36 Highway passes to the west of it.

[2] The range is part of the Bektauata State Zoological Nature Sanctuary, a IUCN Category IV protected area.

[3] The Bektauata burial ground is an early Iron Age archaeological site, belonging to the Tasmola culture.

[4] Bektauata is a small rocky range of moderate altitude located at the southern end of the Kazakh Upland system (Saryarka).

Bektauata as seen from space (Sentinel-2 L1C data, modified)
A rock formation.
A rock pool.