Sary Shagan

Sary Shagan is an anti-ballistic missile testing range located in . On 17 August 1956 the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union authorized plans for an experimental facility for missile defence located at Sary Shagan, on the west bank of .
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: rocket launch site in Kazakhstan
  • Also known as: “Сарышаған”

Sary Shagan

Latitude
46.41607° or 46° 24′ 58″ north
Longitude
72.86262° or 72° 51′ 45″ east
Open location code
8JRJCV87+C2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 685243378
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Wiki­data ID
Q782082
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Sary Shagan” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Сары-Шаган (палігон)”
  • Belarusian: “Сары-Шаган”
  • Chinese: “萨里·沙根”
  • Chinese: “萨雷·沙甘基地”
  • Czech: “Sary-Šagan”
  • Dutch: “Sary Shagan”
  • French: “Sary Chagan”
  • French: “Sary Shagan”
  • German: “Sary-Schagan”
  • German: “Saryschagan”
  • German: “Saryschaghan”
  • Italian: “Sary Shagan”
  • Italian: “Sary-Šagan”
  • Japanese: “シャリー・シャガン”
  • Low German: “Saryschagan”
  • Pushto: “ساری شاگان”
  • Russian: “Сары-Шаган”
  • Ukrainian: “Сари-Шаган”

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