Zhem

Zhem, Kazakhstan, is a town in of . Zhem, lying a short distance to the south of , was a former military installation known as Emba-5 before it was granted town status.
  • Type: City with 1,220 residents
  • Description: town in Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan
  • Also known as: Zhem, Kazakhstan
  • Address: Жем қалалық әкімдігі, Мұғалжар ауданы

Zhem

Latitude
48.7749° or 48° 46′ 30″ north
Longitude
58.0739° or 58° 4′ 26″ east
Population
1,220
Open location code
8HWWQ3FF+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1821097811
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Wiki­data ID
Q4179248
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Upper Sorbian—“Zhem” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Zhem, Kazakhstan
  • Azerbaijani: Jem
  • Belarusian: Жэм
  • Chechen: Жем
  • Chinese: 恩巴-5
  • Dutch: Schem
  • Dutch: Zhem, Kazakhstan
  • German: Schem
  • Greek: Ζεμ
  • Irish: Zhem
  • Kazakh: Жем
  • Lithuanian: Emba-5
  • Lithuanian: Žemas
  • Persian: جم
  • Persian: ژم (قزاقستان)
  • Polish: Żem
  • Russian: Жем
  • Russian: Эмба-5
  • Russian: Эмбинский полигон
  • Tatar: Җим
  • Ukrainian: Жем
  • Upper Sorbian: Žem

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