Balqaş Radar Station
Balkhash Radar Station is the site of two generations of Soviet and Russian early warning radars. It is located on the west coast of Lake Balkhash near Sary Shagan test site in Kazakhstan.
NASA, Public domain.- Historic site
- Description: Soviet then Russian enclosed military city with complex of early warning radar stations on Lake Balkhash in Kazakhstan
- Also known as“Balkhash radar station”“Balkhash-9”“Balqaş radïolokacïyalıq stancïyası”“Sary Shagan radar node”“Балқаш радиолокациялық станциясы”
- Categories
- Location
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
46.61636° or 46° 36′ 59″ north
Longitude
74.49476° or 74° 29′ 41″ east
Open location code
8JRPJF8V+GW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Balqaş Radar Station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “巴尔喀什雷达站”
- French: “Balkhash-9”
- French: “Station radar de Balkhash”
- Japanese: “バルハシュレーダー基地”
- Russian: “Балхаш-9”
- Russian: “Балхашская радиолокационная станция”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Тарғыл and Гүлшат күн электр станциясы.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Site of Daryal receiver building and Dnepr radar.
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”
Curious Historic Sites to Discover
Uncover intriguing historic sites from every corner of the globe.