Zaysan (town)
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| Zaysan Зайсан |
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 Zaysan
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| Coordinates: 47°28′00″N 84°52′00″E / 47.4666667°N 84.8666667°ECoordinates: 47°28′00″N 84°52′00″E / 47.4666667°N 84.8666667°E | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Province | East Kazakhstan Province |
| Founded: Established: |
1868 1941 |
| Elevation | 660 m (2,170 ft) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 17,900 |
| Time zone | OMST (UTC+6) |
| • Summer (DST) | OMSST (UTC+7) |
Zaysan (or Zaisan; Kazakh and Russian: Зайсан) is a town in the East Kazakhstan Province of Kazakhstan, the center of Zaysan District. It is situated near the southeastern corner of Lake Zaysan at an altitude of 660 meters (2170 ft) above sea level.[1]
Zaysan was founded in 1868 as a Russian military post.[2]
[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Zaysan | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −12 (11) |
−9 (15) |
−1 (31) |
13 (55) |
21 (70) |
26 (79) |
28 (83) |
27 (80) |
21 (70) |
12 (54) |
−1 (30) |
−10 (14) |
9.6 (49.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −21 (−6) |
−19 (−3) |
−12 (11) |
1 (34) |
9 (49) |
14 (58) |
17 (63) |
16 (60) |
9 (49) |
2 (35) |
−11 (13) |
−18 (−1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 18 (0.7) |
10 (0.4) |
36 (1.4) |
30 (1.2) |
33 (1.3) |
33 (1.3) |
51 (2) |
38 (1.5) |
23 (0.9) |
36 (1.4) |
33 (1.3) |
20 (0.8) |
361 (14.2) |
| Source: Weatherbase [3] | |||||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Global Gazetteer entry for Zaysan, Kazakhstan. Retrieved January 29, 2006.
- ^ Cohen, Saul (1998). The Columbia Gazetteer of the World. Columbia University Press. p. 3547.
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Zaysan, Kazakhstan". Weatherbase. 2011. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=56663&refer=wikipedia. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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