Karatobe

Karatobe lies in the steppe east of the lower Ural, in a landscape crossed by the valleys of the Kaldygayty and Buldyrty rivers. These watercourses traverse a wide, dry country of grassland and shallow depressions. The lower Ural and its neighbouring steppe formed part of the grazing grounds of nomadic peoples, whose movements and livelihoods depended on the seasonal availability of pasture and water.