Begen
Беген | |
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![]() Begen and its lake | |
Coordinates: 51°11′02″N 79°02′42″E / 51.18389°N 79.04500°E | |
Country | Kazakhstan |
Region | Abai Region |
District | Beskaragay District |
Rural District | Begen Rural District |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,133 |
Time zone | UTC+6 |
Begen ( Kazakh: Беген; Russian: Бегень) is a settlement in Beskaragay District, Abai Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the Begen Rural District (KATO code — 633635100). [1] Population: 1,507 (2009 Census results); [2] 1,740 (1999 Census results). [2] [3]
Begen lies 42 kilometers (26 mi) to the west of the Russia-Kazakhstan border, and 45 kilometers (28 mi) to the northwest of Beskaragay, the district capital. There is a shallow salt lake on the southwestern side of the village. Lake Shoshkaly lies 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the northwest and Sormoildy 25 kilometers (16 mi) to the NNE. [4] [5]
Begen
Беген | |
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![]() Begen and its lake | |
Coordinates: 51°11′02″N 79°02′42″E / 51.18389°N 79.04500°E | |
Country | Kazakhstan |
Region | Abai Region |
District | Beskaragay District |
Rural District | Begen Rural District |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,133 |
Time zone | UTC+6 |
Begen ( Kazakh: Беген; Russian: Бегень) is a settlement in Beskaragay District, Abai Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the Begen Rural District (KATO code — 633635100). [1] Population: 1,507 (2009 Census results); [2] 1,740 (1999 Census results). [2] [3]
Begen lies 42 kilometers (26 mi) to the west of the Russia-Kazakhstan border, and 45 kilometers (28 mi) to the northwest of Beskaragay, the district capital. There is a shallow salt lake on the southwestern side of the village. Lake Shoshkaly lies 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the northwest and Sormoildy 25 kilometers (16 mi) to the NNE. [4] [5]