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Also known as Shelek

Shelek (, Şelek), formerly Chilik, is a town in Almaty Region of south-eastern Kazakhstan. Administrative center of Shelek rural district, it is located in the Chilik river valley and is about 69 km north-east of the center of Esik. The KATO code is 194083100.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Shelek
Settlement.native_name
Шелек
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.pushpin_map
Kazakhstan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Kazakhstan
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Kazakhstan
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Almaty Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Enbekshikazakh District
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2009
Settlement.population_total
26688
Settlement.timezone
Time in Kazakhstan
Settlement.utc_offset
+5

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Official name
Шелек
Country
Kazakhstan
Population
29032
Area
67
Elevation
612
Image
Стела у въезда в село Шелек.jpg
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postal code
040462
native label
Шелек
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Etymology
  • Climate
  • Population
  • Economics and Tourism
  • Religion
  • Education
  • Famous Natives
  • Monuments and Museums
  • References
  • External links

Shelek (, Şelek), formerly Chilik, is a town in Almaty Region of south-eastern Kazakhstan. Administrative center of Shelek rural district, it is located in the Chilik river valley and is about 69 km north-east of the center of Esik. The KATO code is 194083100.

==History== The settlement was founded in 1871 as the village of Chilik.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Şelek” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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