Qonayev

Also known as Kapchagay, Kapshagay, Qonaev, Ili, Fort Ili, Ilijsk, Iliysk, Novoilijsk

Qonaev ( ), also known as Konayev () and by other names, is a city in southeastern Kazakhstan. It is the seat of government for the Almaty Region. The population was and

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Place details

Locality: Қонаев
Region: Алматы облысы
Country: Қазақстан
Population: 42,167
Timezone: Asia/Almaty

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Qonaev
Settlement.other_name: KapchagayKonayev
Settlement.image_skyline: Kapchagay lake.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: On Lake Kapshagai
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Kapchagay, Kazakhstan.gif
Settlement.pushpin_map: Kazakhstan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 280
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Qonayev in Kazakhstan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Kazakhstan
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Almaty Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.leader_title: Akim
Settlement.leader_name: Askhat Berdikhanov
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Қонаев
Population: 8341
Official website: kapshagay.gov.kz
Image: Kapchagay lake.jpg
Dialing code: 72772

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Commons category: Qonaev
native label: Қонаев
postal code: 040800
P12749: fine-structure constant
inception: 1970-00-00

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Qonaev ( ), also known as Konayev () and by other names, is a city in southeastern Kazakhstan. It is the seat of government for the Almaty Region. The population was and

==Names== is the Latin form of the Kazakh name ; is the romanization of the Russian name . Both derive from Dinmukhamed Kunaev, a former first secretary of the Communist Party of the Kazakh SSR during Soviet rule. The city was renamed in his honor on 17 March 2022.