Nearly all chlorine in the Earth's crust is in the form of ionic chloride compounds, which includes table salt. It is the second most abundant halogen and 21st most abundant chemical element in Earth's crust.
Geography [edit]. Almaty Region is the region which surrounds the city of Almaty. The region borders Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang in the People's Republic of China. The region also touches three other Kazakh provinces: Jambyl Region to the west, Karaganda Region to the northwest, and East Kazakhstan Region to the north.Almaty Region has an area of 224,000 square kilometres.n the region's northeast, it shares the four lakes of the Alakol Depression (Lakes Alakol, Sasykkol, Koshkarkol, and Zhalanashkol) with East Kazakhstan Region. Other lakes within the region include Bartogay Lake and Kapshagay lakes, Lake Issyk, Kaindy and Kolsai lakes.
Transalai range with Pik Lenin at sunrise (from Sary Mogol) Transalai range with Pik Lenin at sunset (from Sary Mogol) Kyzylgorum lake, near Shaimak, Murghab district . Yashilkul ('Green lake'), near Bulunkul, Murghab district . Yurt interior, Murghab. Madyan valley, west of Murghab town Ajdarkel ('dragon lake') near Shaimak, Murghab district