Ushkonyr

Ushkonyr
Үшқоңыр
village
Ushkonyr

Location in Kazakhstan

Coordinates: 43°22′39″N 76°37′12″E / 43.37750°N 76.62000°E
Country Kazakhstan
Province Almaty Province
District Karasay District
Population (2009)
  Total 13,616
Time zone Omsk Time (UTC+6)
Postal code 040928

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

References

  1. The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev Embassy of Kazakhstan in Israel

Coordinates: 43°22′39″N 76°37′12″E / 43.37750°N 76.62000°E