Karasay District

Karasay District, formerly known as Kaskelen District, is a district of in . Named in honor of Karasay Batyr, a legendary 17th-century Kazakh warrior and military commander who defended the region against foreign invasions.
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  • Type: district of Kazakhstan with 271,000 residents
  • Description: district of Kazakhstan in Almaty Region
  • Also known as: “Karassaiski rajon”, “Карасайский район (Алматинская область)”, “Карасайский район (Казахстан)”, “Карасайский район Алматинской области”, “Каскеленский район”, “Каскеленский район Алматинской области”, “ноҳияи Қаскелен”, and “卡拉赛区”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aitei and Almalybaq.

Locality
Äitei, known as Internatsional until 1992… is situated 4½ km northwest of Karasay District.

Village
Photo: Игорь Улитин, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 5 km northeast of Karasay District.

Village
Photo: Anton Yefimov, CC BY 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km northeast of Karasay District.

Karasay District

Latitude
43.1994° or 43° 11′ 58″ north
Longitude
76.6215° or 76° 37′ 17″ east
Population
271,000
Elevation
855 metres (2,805 feet)
Open location code
8JMR5JXC+QH
Geo­Names ID
11886905
Wiki­data ID
Q2550378
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Western Panjabi—“Karasay District” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Карасайски район”
  • Cebuano: “Qaskeleng Aūdany”
  • Chinese: “卡拉賽區”
  • Dutch: “Karasay District”
  • Finnish: “Qarasain piiri”
  • French: “district de Karasaï”
  • French: “District de Karasaï”
  • German: “Audan Qarassai”
  • Greek: “Επαρχία Καρασάι”
  • Italian: “distretto di Qarasai”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Qarasai”
  • Japanese: “カラセイ地区”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Qarasay rayonı”
  • Kazakh: “Qarasaý awdanı”
  • Kazakh: “Қарасай ауданы”
  • Kazakh: “قاراساي اۋدانى”
  • Kirghiz: “Кара-Сай району”
  • Macedonian: “Карасај”
  • Malay: “Daerah Karasay”
  • Persian: “شهرستان قره‌سای”
  • Portuguese: “Karasay (distrito)”
  • Portuguese: “Karasay”
  • Russian: “Карасайский район”
  • Scots: “Karasay Destrict”
  • Swedish: “Qaskeleng Aūdany”
  • Tajik: “ноҳияи Қаросой”
  • Tajik: “Ноҳияи Қаросой”
  • Turkish: “Karasay”
  • Ukrainian: “Карасайський район”
  • Urdu: “ضلع قاراسائی”
  • Uzbek: “Qorasoy (tuman)”
  • Uzbek: “Qorasoy”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Qarasay Rayon”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع کاراسے”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kaskelen and Kayrat.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Gora Dopan and Vodokhranilishche K-Dvadtsat’ Vosem’.

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