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.
Dostyk or Druzhba (Russian) is a small town in Almaty region (oblast) of Kazakhstan near the border with China. Dostyk town is a point of entry by highway and railroad from China.n the southeast of Almaty region the Dzungarian Alatau Mountains, which border China, rise to over 13,000 feet (4,000 m) and are the origin of Karatal and other rivers that cross a sandy plain to discharge into Lake Balkhash in the northwest. The whole southern area of Almaty region is highly seismic.