Samarkandskoye Vodokhranilishche
Samarkandskoye Vodokhranilishche is a reservoir in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. Samarkandskoye Vodokhranilishche is situated nearby to the area Urochishche Sarymsak.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Temirtau.
Temirtau
Town
Photo: Andrew Bronx, Public domain.
Karaganda is a large city in the Central Highlands of Kazakhstan. It's a coal mining city and in Soviet times its population was much greater: Stalin deported ethnic Germans from the Volga region to use as forced labour here as well as in Siberia. Temirtau is situated 6 km southwest of Samarkandskoye Vodokhranilishche.
Samarkandskoye Vodokhranilishche
- Type: Reservoir
- Also known as: “Samarqan Bögeni” and “Temir-Tauskoye Vodokhranilishche”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
50.09833° or 50° 5′ 54″ northLongitude
73.01528° or 73° 0′ 55″ eastElevation
486 metres (1,594 feet)Open location code
9J2M32X8+84GeoNames ID
1519761
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In Other Languages
From Kazakh to Russian—“Samarkandskoye Vodokhranilishche” goes by many names.
- Kazakh: “Samarkan Bögeni”
- Kazakh: “Самаркан Бөгені”
- Russian: “Самаркандское Водохранилище”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Urochishche Sarymsak and Urochishche Karabuyrat.
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