Katonkaragay District Explained

Katonkaragay
Settlement Type:District
Official Name:Катонқарағай ауданы
Катон-Карагайский район
Mapsize:300px
Mapsize1:150px
Pushpin Map:Continental Asia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:East Kazakhstan Region
Subdivision Type2:Administrative center
Subdivision Name2:Katonkaragay
Leader Title:Akim
Leader Name:Calican Dildar Kalikanovich[1]
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1928
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:13167
Population As Of:2013
Population Total:28008
Timezone:East
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:49.2113°N 84.5138°W

Katonkaragay, also spelled Katon-Karagay (Kazakh: Қатонқарағай ауданы|translit=Qatonqarağai audany) is a district of East Kazakhstan Region in eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Katonkaragay.[2] It is the easternmost district in Kazakhstan. Population:

Berel burial mound

See main article: Berel, Kazakhstan. Near the selo of Berel (49.3732°N 86.438°W[3]) excavations of ancient burial mounds have revealed artefacts the sophistication of which are encouraging a revaluation of the nomadic cultures of the 3rd and 4th centuries BC.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Акимат Катон-Карагайского района. www.gov.kz.
  2. Web site: Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages . Geonames.de . 2014-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170443/http://www.geonames.de/coukz-sub.html . 2016-03-03 . dead .
  3. http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=49.3732082&lon=86.4380264&z=15&l=9&m=s&v=9
  4. News: Artifacts Show Sophistication of Ancient Nomads. The New York Times. 12 March 2012 . 2014-03-01. Wilford . John Noble .