Ushkonyr Explained

Official Name:Üşqoñyr
Native Name:Kazakh: Үшқоңыр
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Kazakhstan
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kazakhstan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Almaty Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Karasay District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2009
Population Total:13616
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:43.3708°N 76.6236°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:040928

Ushkonyr (Kazakh: Үшқоңыр, Üşqoñyr), formerly known as Shamalgan (Kazakh: Шамалған, Şamalğan) or Chemolgan (Russian: Чемолган), is a rural community near Almaty in Kazakhstan. It is notable as the birthplace of former Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.kazakhemb.org.il/?CategoryID=183&ArticleID=180 The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev