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Ushkonyr (, Üşqoñyr), formerly known as Shamalgan (, Şamalğan) or Chemolgan (), is a rural community near Almaty in Kazakhstan. It is notable as the birthplace of former Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Üşqoñyr
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.pushpin_map
Kazakhstan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
top
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Kazakhstan
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Almaty Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Karasay District
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2021 census
Settlement.population_total
28,644
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title
Religions
Settlement.timezone
Omsk Time
Settlement.utc_offset
+6

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Çemolqan
Population
14294
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inception
1910-00-00
postal code
040928
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Ushkonyr (, Üşqoñyr), formerly known as Shamalgan (, Şamalğan) or Chemolgan (), is a rural community near Almaty in Kazakhstan. It is notable as the birthplace of former Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev.

==References==

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

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