Karsakpay

Karsakpay (Korsakpay Plant; Қарсақпай, Qarsaqpaı; Карсакпай), is a town in the Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan. Population: Known for its cold climate and the beautiful lake its situated next to.

Geography
Karsakpay is located on a mostly flat and arid plain at about 500 m above sea level. The town lies on the southern side of a dam.

Climate
Karsakpay has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk), with very warm summers and very cold winters. Precipitation, either in the form of rain or snow, is quite frequent, but light, and does not follow any significant pattern over the year, with between 10 mm and 20 mm in each month. The average temperature ranges from 23.2 °C in July to -15.0 °C in January, whilst extremes range from 42.2 C to &minus;47.8 C.

Transport
Karsakpay is connected by road to the city of Jezkazgan 87 km to the east. Other roads connect the town of Zhezdi to the north-east, and to the small settlements of Baykonyr, Kiyakty, and Koskol to the west.