Kazakh Steppe

Kazakh Steppe
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecoregion territory (in purple); WWF ID# PA0810
Ecology
RealmPalearctic
BiomeTemperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Geography
Area804,450 km2 (310,600 sq mi)
CountriesKazakhstan and Russia
Coordinates52°53′46″N 71°39′00″E / 52.896°N 71.650°E / 52.896; 71.650

The Kazakh Steppe (Kazakh: Қазақ даласы, romanizedQazaq dalasy [qɑˈzɑq dɑɫɑˈsə]), also known as the Great Steppe or Great Dala (Kazakh: Ұлы дала, romanized: Ūly dala [ʊˈɫɤ dɑˈɫɑ]), is a vast region of open grassland in Central Asia, covering areas in northern Kazakhstan and adjacent areas of Russia. It lies east of the Pontic–Caspian steppe and west of the Emin Valley steppe, with which it forms the central and western part of the Eurasian steppe. The Kazakh Steppe is an ecoregion of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome in the Palearctic realm. Before the mid-19th century, it was called the Kirghiz steppe, 'Kirghiz' being an old Russian word for the Kazakhs.


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