Karkaraly
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thumb|290px|Taldy river basin and [[Karkaraly Range with Karkaraly city (left) and Kent Range (lower right) Sentinel-2 image.]] Karkaraly (, Qarqaraly), also known as Karkaralinsk (), is the capital of the Karkaraly District in the Karaganda Region of Kazakhstan. Permanent settlement in the area began as a Cossack settlement, which evolved into a Kazakh cultural center due to the Koyandy Fair which took place in the town. Its population was 9,212 as of 2009.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Karkaraly is referenced by 78 other articles, and connects out to Abay Kunanbaiuly, Kent Range and Kazakhstan.
The entry is geolocated on the map in KAR, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Populated places in Karaganda Region and Semipalatinsk Oblast.
Its subject is documented across 20 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Karkaraly
- Settlement.native_name
- Қарқаралы
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- kk
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kunabaev Mosque.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Kunanbaev mosque
- Settlement.image_seal
- Karkaraly emblem.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Kazakhstan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 280
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Kazakhstan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Kazakhstan
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Karaganda Region
- Settlement.established_title
- Settled
- Settlement.established_date
- 1824
- Settlement.population_total
- 9,212
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +6
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Қарқаралы
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Population
- 9252
- Elevation
- 815
- Capital of
- Karkaraly District
- Official website
- karkaraly.kz
- Image
- Kunabaev Mosque.jpg
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- postal code
- 100800
- different from
- Karkaraly
- Commons category
- Karkaraly
- inception
- 1868-00-00
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- native label
- Қарқаралы
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Climate
- History
- Ancient Times
- Russian Empire
- Role as a cultural center
- Soviet Union
- Demographics
- Economy
- Culture
- Places of Interest
- House of Аbai
- Kunanbay Mosque
- The house where Potanin stayed
- Monument of the 78 Communists
- The Mourning Mother Memorial
- Notable people from Karkaraly
- References
- External links
thumb|290px|Taldy river basin and [[Karkaraly Range with Karkaraly city (left) and Kent Range (lower right) Sentinel-2 image.]] Karkaraly (, Qarqaraly), also known as Karkaralinsk (), is the capital of the Karkaraly District in the Karaganda Region of Kazakhstan. Permanent settlement in the area began as a Cossack settlement, which evolved into a Kazakh cultural center due to the Koyandy Fair which took place in the town. Its population was 9,212 as of 2009.
== Etymology == A local legend suggests that the name is derived from the term , a decorative Kazakh headpiece. According to the legend, long ago a beautiful girl dropped her qarqara in the area that is now Karkaraly. Her search was in vain and the qarqara remained on the steppe. The legend states that though the beautiful karkara was lost, the beauty of the land will remain forever.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Karkaraly” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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On the map
2 mapped locations