IRENDYK

IRENDYK (Irendyktau), a ridge. It is extended meridionally from the latitudinal flow of the Bolshoy Kizil River to the latitude of the mouth of the Buzavlyk River in Abzelilovsky, Baymaksky and Khaybullinsky raions. Length — approx. 140 km, width in the south and in the north — 10— 12 km, in the central part — up to 20 km, abs. alt. — 987 m (Karatash Mountain). I. is the watershed of the basin of the Sakmara and Ural rivers. The relief is represented by medium and low mountains, residual rocky hills rise over the smoothed peaks; rocky ledges are typical. At the western foot there is Talkas Lake, at the eastern foot there are lakes Balykli, Agasly, etc (basin of the Ural River). The southern part of the ridge is located in the territory of historical archaeological and landscape museum and Irendyk Reserve.