Biochemical training ground ‘Barkhan’

Biochemical training ground ‘Barkhan’ is a military installation in , . Biochemical training ground ‘Barkhan’ is situated nearby to the cemetery , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Kantubek bioweapons laboratory.

Ruins
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Kantubek is a ghost town on in the . The town is still found on maps but was abandoned in 1992 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. is situated 2½ km northeast of Biochemical training ground ‘Barkhan’.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rebirth Island.

Locality
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Vozrozhdeniya Island is a peninsula and former lake island in the . The former island's territory is split between and . In 1954, the Soviet Union constructed a biological weapons test site called Aralsk-7 there and on the neighbouring Komsomolskiy Island, which also no longer exists as an island. is situated 7 km southwest of Biochemical training ground ‘Barkhan’.

Biochemical training ground ‘Barkhan’

Latitude
45.13631° or 45° 8′ 11″ north
Longitude
59.31186° or 59° 18′ 43″ east
Open location code
8HQX48P6+GP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 352622751
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­danger_area
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Satellite Map

Discover Biochemical training ground ‘Barkhan’ from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Polish to Russian—“Biochemical training ground ‘Barkhan’” goes by many names.
  • Polish: “Ruiny biolaboratorium ‘Barchan’”
  • Russian: “Биохимический полигон «Бархан»”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The burial grounds “PNIL-52” and Graves.

Nearby Places

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