Ushkonyr
Appearance
Üşqoñyr
Үшқоңыр | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 43°22′15″N 76°37′25″E / 43.37083°N 76.62361°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Almaty Region |
District | Karasay District |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 13,616 |
Time zone | UTC+6 (Omsk Time) |
Postal code | 040928 |
Ushkonyr (Kazakh: Үшқоңыр, Üşqoñyr), formerly known as Shamalgan (Kazakh: Шамалған, Şamalğan) or Chemolgan (Russian: Чемолган), is a rural community near Almaty in Kazakhstan. It is notable as the birthplace of former Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev Embassy of Kazakhstan in Israel