Kostanay Kazakhstan region (oblast)
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Kostanay Kazakhstan region (oblast) overview
Kostanay Kazakhstan region coat of arms
The capital of Kostanay region of Kazakhstan is Kostanay city. Kostanay, also spelled qostanay, qostanai, kostanai, kustanai or kus-tanai, oblast is situated in northern Kazakhstan.
Kostanay Kazakhstan region map location
Kostanay region of Kazakhstan contains a portion of the Turgay Lowland, which lies between the foothills of the Urals mountains and the Kazakh Uplands and connects the West Siberian Plain in the north with the Turgay Tableland in the south.
Kostanay Kazakhstan region views - wild boars
A wide, fertile black-earth belt in the northern part of Kostanay region, Kazakhstan changes into dry steppe toward the south. The climate of Kostanay oblast is continental and dry. The main river of Kostanay region is the Tobol, flowing north. There are a number of lakes, the largest of which is Kushmurun in Kostanay Kazakhstan region.
Kostanay Kazakhstan region views - the road through wheat field
Kostanay Kazakhstan region population - 900,300 (2007).
Kostanay Kazakhstan region land area - 196,000 sq. km.
Kostanay Kazakhstan region calling code - +7-714.
Kostanay Kazakhstan region postal code - 110000.
Kostanay Kazakhstan region views - steppe landscape
Kostanay Kazakhstan region (oblast) population
The Kostanay region of Kazakhstan chief cities are Kostanay (the capital), Dzhetygara, Rudny, and Lisakovsk. The Kostanay region population is composed of Russians, Kazakhs, Ukrainians, Germans, Belorussians, and Tatars.
Kostanay Kazakhstan region views - fall forest
Kostanay Kazakhstan region (oblast) economy
Mining, developed particularly since the 1950s, and agriculture dominate in the Kostanay region of Kazakhstan economy.
Kostanay Kazakhstan region views - fox
Iron ore is mined in large quantities at Rudny and Lisakovsk, and there are also significant iron-ore deposits at Kachar, asbestos at Dzhetygara, and low-grade bauxite at Krasno-oktyabrsky in Kostanay oblast of Kazakhstan.
Kostanay Kazakhstan region views - open-cast iron ore mine
The Kostanay region is a major producer of grain, particularly wheat. The sown areas were quadrupled as a result of the Virgin and Idle Lands Campaign in the mid-1950s. Cattle and sheep are also raised in Kostanay region, Kazakhstan.
Kostanay Kazakhstan region views - endless wheat fields
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