Karaganda Kazakhstan city
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Karaganda Kazakhstan city overview
Karaganda Kazakhstan city coat of arms
Karaganda is city and administrative center of Karaganda region of Kazakhstan. City of Karaganda is situated at the center of the important Karaganda coal basin (the word "karaganda" from Kazakh language means "black city"). Karaganda is the second largest city in the Kazakhstan republic.
Karaganda Kazakhstan city map location
Karaganda Kazakhstan city views - train station
Karaganda Kazakhstan city views - bus station
Karaganda Kazakhstan city population - 452,000 (2006).
Karaganda Kazakhstan city total area - 543 sq.km.
Karaganda Kazakhstan city phone code - +7(7212).
Karaganda Kazakhstan city postal code - 100000.
Karaganda Kazakhstan city streets
Karaganda Kazakhstan city history
The first settlement appeared in 1856, and small-scale coal mining began in 1857 to supply a nearby copper smelter. Mining ceased in Karaganda in the 1920s but expanded quickly after 1931 following completion of a railway link and a decree that the Karaganda basin was to be developed as a major coal-mining area to supply industry in the Urals of Russia.
Karaganda Kazakhstan city architecture
Karaganda was made a city in 1934 and Karaganda oblast center in 1936. By 1939 Karaganda population had swollen to 166,000. Forced labor was extensively used in Karaganda development.
Karaganda Kazakhstan city views
Karaganda city importance increased during World War II, when the Germans occupied the Donets basin and the Parkhomenko coalmining machinery works was among those evacuated to Karaganda Kazakhstan.
Karaganda Kazakhstan city streets
Modern Karaganda is one of the largest industrial cities of Kazakhstan. Also Karaganda plays important role in Kazakhstan economical and cultural life.
Karaganda Kazakhstan city Soviet past
Karaganda Kazakhstan city economy
Coal mining and the production of coal-mining machinery still dominate in Karaganda city industry, but there are also major iron and steel works, utilizing ore from Karazhal and Lisakovsk. In addition, there are large cement plants and also food and other light industries.
Karaganda Kazakhstan coal mining industry
By 1972 the concentration of industry in Karaganda Kazakhstan had reduced water supplies in a region already semiarid and necessitated the construction of the Irtysh-Karaganda Canal, dedicated in that year.
Karaganda Kazakhstan city main attractions
Karaganda Kazakhstan consists of several dozen settlements, but there are two main areas, the Old and New towns. The Karaganda Old Town grew up in a haphazard fashion in the early years and includes more than 20 pit settlements.
Karaganda Kazakhstan views - water park
Karaganda Kazakhstan views - movie theater
The Karaganda New Town, to the south, begun in 1934 and was designed as the cultural and administrative center of Karaganda. It has wide streets, parks and such monumental buildings as the Miners' Palace of Culture.
Karaganda Kazakhstan views - Hotel "Kazakhstan"
Karaganda Kazakhstan views - Hotel "Tourist"
There are several institutions of higher education, including a university (1972) and medical and polytechnic institutes in Karaganda Kazakhstan. There are also a number of research and design institutes, a museum, theaters, a television center and a botanical garden in Karaganda Kazakhstan.
Karaganda Kazakhstan city useful links
Karaganda Kazakhstan views - Stanislavskiy Theater
Karaganda Kazakhstan views - Cathedral
Karaganda Kazakhstan views - Mosque
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