Kisikkamys

Kisikkamys lies in the country of the Kamysh-Samara lakes, between the lower Volga and the Ural. Reeds, shallow waters and sandy pasture form a mosaic in the otherwise dry Caspian lowland. In 1801 Kazakh families under Sultan Bokei were permitted to cross the Ural and migrate in the lands between the two rivers. Their herds used the floodplains of the lakes and the sandy Naryn steppe, following seasonal routes through the Inner Horde's pastures.