Kentau Kazakhstan city

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• overview
• history

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Kentau Kazakhstan city overview

Kentau city coat of arms

Kentau city map location

Kentau is a city located in South Kazakhstan oblast (region) of Kazakhstan. Kentau city is situated near Karatau mountains about 30 km northeast of Turkestan city and 225 km from Shymkent city.

Kentau Kazakhstan city population - 57,000 (2008).
Kentau Kazakhstan city phone code - +7-72536.
Kentau Kazakhstan city postal code - 487090.

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Kentau Kazakhstan city history

Kentau was founded in 1955 on the place of Myrgalimsay village to develop Achisay multimetallic deposit. During the Soviet period the population of Kentau city was mainly from Russia. There were excavator plant, transformer plant and well-developed mining industry in Kentau.

At the end of Soviet power in the late 1980th and early 1990th the population began to emigrate from Kentau city. A lot of mines and plants were closed. Today the population of Kentau city consists mainly of Kazakhs and Uzbeks. During the last years Kentau population began to grow again.

Kentau city sceneries

Kentau city pictures

Kentau city bus station

Kentau city central square

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