Sozak Explained

Official Name:Sozak
Native Name:Sozaq
Pushpin Map:Kazakhstan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates:44.1333°N 96°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name: Kazakhstan
Subdivision Name1:South Kazakhstan Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sozak District
Population Total:4,335
Blank Name:Climate

Sozak, or Sozaq (Kazakh: Созақ, Sozaq, سوزاق, also Russified Suzak), is a village in Sozak District, South Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan.

History

Sozaq was the capital of the Kazakh Khanate from c. 1465-1469. In February 1930, there was an anti-Soviet insurgency in the village, following which the administrative center of the district was transferred to the village of Sholakkorgan.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Islam, Society and States Across the Qazaq Steppe. Interpreting an insurgency in Soviet Kazakhstan : the OGPU, Islam and Qazaq 'Clans' in Suzak, 1930. Niccolò Pianciola. Paolo Sartori. 2013. 297–340.