Zhetigen

Coordinates: 43°40′27″N 77°06′30″E / 43.6743°N 77.1082°E / 43.6743; 77.1082
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Alatau
Alatau is located in Kazakhstan
Alatau
Alatau
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 43°40′27″N 77°06′30″E / 43.6743°N 77.1082°E / 43.6743; 77.1082
CountryKazakhstan
RegionAlmaty Region
Government
 • AkimArken Utenov[1]

Zhetigen (Kazakh: Жетіген, Jetıgen, جەتٸگەن; Russian: Жетыген, Zhetygen) is a small town in Almaty Region of Kazakhstan. It is located some 50 km north of Almaty, on the Turksib rail line.

History[edit]

On November 15, 2023, a decree was prepared by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, "On changes in the administrative and territorial structure of the Almaty region" with the assignment of the village to the status of a city and subsequent renaming to Alatau.[2] On January 9, 2024, the village of Zhetygen was transformed into a city of regional subordination and renamed Alatau.[3]

Accident[edit]

The 600th Guards Air Base of the Kazakh Air Force is located at an airfield (43°43′59″N 77°07′00″E / 43.7330°N 77.1168°E / 43.7330; 77.1168) near Zhetigen. An airforce plane crashed near the town in 2008.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Аркен Утенов стал акимом нового города в Казахстане". www.zakon.kz (in Russian). 2024-05-10.
  2. ^ "It is planned to create new city of Alatau in Kazakhstan". kaztag.kz. 2023-11-16.
  3. ^ "Kazakhstan's new city Alatau - what changes are expected". en.inform.kz. 2024-01-10.
  4. ^ "A MiG-29 fighter crashes near Alma-Ata; a pilot reported dead - Russian News - REGNUM". Archived from the original on 2008-04-02. Retrieved 2015-11-29.