Konaev

Konayev or Konaev (Kazakh: Қонаев /konajef/; Russian: Конаев) previously known as Kapshagay (Kazakh: Қапшағай; Russian: Капшагай or Капчагай) is a city with the Almaty Region of Kazakhstan.[1] It is located on the Ili River, and has been built along with the construction of Kapshagay Dam on that river in the 1960s. The dam has formed Kapchagay Reservoir (a.k.a. Lake Kapshagai), a popular weekend destination for beach-goers from Almaty.[2] Population: 39,855 (2009 Census results);[3] 33,428 (1999 Census results).[3]

Konayev
Konaev
Кунаев
On Lake Kapshagai
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Coordinates: 43°53′0″N 77°5′0″E
CountryKazakhstan
RegionAlmaty Region
Population
 (2019)
 • Total61,677
Time zoneUTC+6 (Almaty Time)
Area code(s)72772

Many of the inhabitants fled the city and came back to the homeland after the dissolution of Soviet Union and Konayev was empty for a couple of years. But people have come back since 2000 and life in the city has become normal.[4]

After Tokayev's reforms of 17 March 2022, Kapshagay was renamed to Konaev (after Dinmukhamed Kunaev) and became the prospective capital of the Zhetysu Region.[5]

See also

References
  1. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Geonames database entry. (search) Accessed 2011-05-12.
  2. "Kapchagay travel guide | Caravanistan". Caravanistan. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  3. "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  4. "Kapchagay". Retrieved April 6, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "В Казахстане появится четыре новых региона". Interfax.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-20.


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