Kazakh Region
The region of Kazakhstan drained by the Ili and its tributaries is known in Kazakh as Zhetysu ('Seven Rivers') and in Russian as Semirechye (meaning the same).
The Kapshagay Hydroelectric Power Plant was constructed between 1965 and 1970 near Kapchagay in the middle reaches of the Ili River, forming the Kapchagay Reservoir—an artificial 110 km (68 mi) long lake north of Almaty.
Tamgaly-Tas, some 20 km (12 mi) downstream along Ili River is the site of rock drawings. The name Tamgaly in Kazakh means painted or marked place, Tas - stone.
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Ili River
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Buddhist rock drawings at Ili River
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Ili River
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The "singing dune" at Altyn-Emel National Park
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