Aitbulat

Aitbulat is a burial place on the Sarysu near the mouth of the Karakemer, at the edge of the Dabyssyn sands. Memorial tombs along the river served as landmarks in the open steppe as well as places of reverence. The lower Sarysu provided winter quarters for pastoral communities and an approach across the arid Betpak-Dala. Nearby river valleys connected these pastures with the uplands of Ulytau.