Sarkand Explained

Official Name:Sarkand
Native Name:Сарқан
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Kazakhstan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kazakhastan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Kazakhstan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Jetisu Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sarkand District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2009
Population Total:14305
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:45.41°N 79.9186°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:041500-041502
Area Code:72839

Sarkand (Kazakh: Сарқан, Sarqan) is a town in Sarkand District in Jetisu Region of south-eastern Kazakhstan. It is the capital of the district.

Climate

Sarkand has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfa)[1] with cold winters and hot summers.

Notes and References

  1. Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria. . Nature: Scientific Data . en.