Balqaş

Balqaş is a town in , and has about 77,000 residents. Balqaş is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near .
  • Type: Town with 77,000 residents
  • Also known as: “Balqash” and “Балқаш”
  • Address: Балқаш

Places of Interest

Highlights include Balkhash Palace of Culture and Balkash Power Station.

Community center
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a community center.

Power station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3 km southwest of Balqaş.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balkhash.

Photo: Юрий Иванков, Public domain.
is a small city located on a lake of the same name and in the .

Balqaş

Latitude
46.84969° or 46° 50′ 59″ north
Longitude
74.97099° or 74° 58′ 16″ east
Population
77,000
Open location code
8JRPRXXC+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 38857770
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Balqaş” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بلقاش”
  • Basque: “Balkhax”
  • Belarusian: “Балхаш”
  • Chinese: “巴尔喀什”
  • Czech: “Balchaš”
  • Dutch: “Balqaş”
  • Finnish: “Balkaš”
  • French: “Balkhach”
  • Georgian: “ბალხაში”
  • German: “Balqasch”
  • Greek: “Μπαλκάς”
  • Italian: “Balqaş”
  • Japanese: “バルハシ”
  • Korean: “발하시”
  • Lithuanian: “Balkašas”
  • Polish: “Bachasz”
  • Russian: “Балхаш”
  • Serbian: “Балхаш”
  • Spanish: “Baljash”
  • Swedish: “Balchasj”
  • Tatar: “Балкаш”
  • Ukrainian: “Балхаш”

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