Mugalzhar (), also known as Mugodzhar Hills or Mugodzhar Range (), is a mountain range of moderate height in the Aktobe Region of northwestern Kazakhstan.
Geography
Stretching in a roughly north/south direction, the Mugalzhar is a southern prolongation of the Ural Mountains. The northernmost section a narrow ridge that branches into two almost parallel ridges separated by the gently undulating Alabass Basin ().
The Mugalzhar has a length of about with a width of . It stretches from the Or River (река Орь) as a narrow range that further south splits in two: the Eastern Mugalzhar and Western Mugalzhar. The highest point is high Mount Ulken Baktybay (), rising in the Eastern Mugalzhar.
Located at the southern end, the Shoshkakol Buirat is a spur of low hills reaching a height of .