Ecological tours of Kazakhstan.

“It's a pity that drinking water is not a sin. Otherwise, how tasty it would seem!"

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg.

Tours in natural parks of Kazakhstan.

The sources of the Zhangaryk River are located at an altitude of 3400, the mouth at an altitude of 2900 meters above sea level, the river originates in the western part from the northern slope of the Kungey Alatau ridge and from the eastern slopes of the Chiliko-Kemin mountain cluster, in the Kegen district of the Almaty region.
The Zhangaryk River, 17 kilometers long, is formed from 7 small streams originating from the Zhangaryk glacier at an altitude of 3347.4 meters above sea level, also from the glaciers of the northern and southern exposure.
The Zhangyryk glacier previously had three branches at this time, it has two branches: Zhangyryk and South Zhangyryk. The glacial circus of the Zhangyryk glacier also includes 16 more small glaciers located on the southern and northern slopes of the Zailiyskiy and Kungey Alatau ranges.
Soon, Zhangaryk on the right receives a new tributary, Novy, 3 kilometers long, which originates at an altitude of 3294.5 meters above sea level. After 5 kilometers, the river receives on the right a nameless tributary with a length of 5.5 kilometers originating from the glaciers of the northern slope of the Kungei Alatau ridge.
After 1.5 kilometers on the right, Zhangaryk receives a tributary of Zharbulak, 5 kilometers long, which originates from the glaciers of the northern slope of the Kungey Alatau ridge. After 1 kilometer, an unnamed tributary with a length of 4 kilometers flows into Zhangaryk on the right.
Immediately behind it is the next right tributary of the Zhangaryk River - the Kuhantyr, 6 kilometers long, originating from the glaciers of the northern slope of the Kungey Alatau, in the crest of which there is the Kugantir pass with a height of 3908 meters above sea level.
On the left, Zhangyryk receives one unnamed tributary with a length of 3 kilometers and originating from an altitude of 3818 meters above sea level.
Geographic coordinates of the Zhangaryk River: N42 ° 58'37.29 "E77 ° 21'30.97"

Authority and photos by
Alexander Petrov.