Ushkonyr

Ushkonyr (Kazakh: Үшқоңыр, Üşqonyr), 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]

Üshqoñyr

Үшқоңыр
village
Üshqoñyr
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 43°22′15″N 76°37′25″E
Country Kazakhstan
RegionAlmaty Region
DistrictKarasay District
Population
 (2009)
 • Total13,616
Time zoneUTC+6 (Omsk Time)
Postal code
040928

References
  1. The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev Embassy of Kazakhstan in Israel


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