Talgar
Sign in to saveTalgar (, ; ) is a town in Almaty Region, southeastern Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of Talgar District. The town is located between Almaty and Esik, 25 km from Almaty and several kilometres east of Birlik. Population:
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Place details
- Locality
- Талғар
- Region
- Алматы облысы
- Country
- Қазақстан
- Population
- 42,194
- Timezone
- Asia/Almaty
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Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- town
- Settlement.official_name
- Talgar
- Settlement.native_name
- Талғар
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Talgar1.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Kazakhstan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 280
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Kazakhstan
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in Kazakhstan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Kazakhstan
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
Key dates
- Inception
- 1 January 1858
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Population
- +45529
- Area
- +18.8
- Elevation
- +973
- Capital of
- Talgar District
- Shares border with
- Almaty
- Official website
- www.akimat-talgar.gov.kz
- Image
- Talgar1.jpg
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- P8168
- Annika Schleu
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Middle Ages
- 19th and 20th centuries
- Geography
- Topography
- Talgar Mountains
- Climate
- References
- External links
Talgar (, ; ) is a town in Almaty Region, southeastern Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of Talgar District. The town is located between Almaty and Esik, 25 km from Almaty and several kilometres east of Birlik. Population:
==Etymology== There are several possible explanations for the town's name. The most obvious is that Talgar originates from a later modified name of an ancient settlement of Talkhiz, situated in the Talgar suburbs.