Official Name: | Josaly |
Other Name: | Жосалы |
Pushpin Map: | Kazakhstan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kazakhstan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Kazakhstan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Kyzylorda Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Karmakshy District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 18563 |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Coordinates: | 45.4893°N 64.0915°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 120500, 120501, 120502 |
Josaly or Zhosaly (Kazakh: Жосалы) is an urban-type settlement in the Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of Karmakshy District (KATO code - 434630100).[1] Population: [2]
Josaly is located on the right bank of the Syr Darya river, close to the western limit of the Daryalyktakyr plain. Zhosaly (formerly Dzhusaly) railway station, built in 1905, is located in the northern part of the town, 160km (100miles) northwest of Kyzylorda.[3] [4]
Josaly has a continental desert climate (Köppen: BWk),[5] characterized by very cold winters and very hot summers.