Ushtagan

Ushtagan lies among the sands of the northern Caspian lowland, west of the Ural delta. Dunes and open pasture form part of the country between the Volga and Ural. In 1801 Kazakh families under Sultan Bokei crossed into this region with Russian permission, forming the nucleus of the Inner Horde. Their herds moved through the sandy Naryn pastures and toward the reed beds of the Caspian shore, following seasonal routes across the steppe.