Mangyslak

Mangyshlak or Mangghyshlaq Peninsula is a large peninsula positioned in western Kazakhstan. It borders on the Caspian Sea in the west and with the Buzachi Peninsula, a marshy subfeature of the primary peninsula, within the northeast. The Tyuleniy Archipelago lies off the northern seashores of the peninsula. The region is between wasteland and semidesert with a harsh continental dry climate. There are not any rivers and no fresh water springs. Geologically the Mangyshlak Peninsula is a part of the Ustyurt Plateau.

To the north three mountain levels are stretching across the peninsula, the North and South Aktau Range and the Mangystau Range, with the highest factor attaining 555 m. Administratively the peninsula is in Kazakhstan's Mangystau Province. The largest town, and the capital of the province, is Aktau. This peninsula become previously additionally referred to as Siahkuh which means 'Black Mountain' in Persian. The Mangyshlak peninsula became overtaken in 1639 by way of Kalmyks.