Torgay Region Explained

See also: Turgay Oblast (Russian Empire).

Native Name:Торғай облысы
Conventional Long Name:Torgay Region
Common Name:Torgay Region
Subdivision:Region
Nation:the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan
Year Start:1970
Date Start:23 November
Year End:1997
Capital:Arkalyk
Political Subdiv:districts
Stat Year1:1970

Torgay Region (also Turgay Region, Turgay Oblast, Kazakh: Торғай облысы, Russian: link=no|Тургайская область, Turgayskaya Oblast) was an oblast (a first-level administrative and municipal unit) of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic and of independent Kazakhstan from 1970 to 1988 and from 1990 to 1997.[1] Its seat was in the city of Arkalyk. The region was located in the center of Kazakhstan, and its territory is currently divided between Kostanay and Akmola Regions.

History

Turgay Region was established on 23 November 1970 on the lands that previously belonged to Kostanay and Tselinograd Regions.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Области Казахской ССР. heraldicum.ru. Russian. 30 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Тургайская область. Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Russian. 30 June 2016.