Nura ( kk, Нұра, ''Nūra''), until 1998 "Oktyabr", is a village in
Almaty Region, in south-eastern
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
. It is the head of the Nura Rural District (KATO code - 196257100). Population:
The center of the district is located 65 km north of the city of Talgar , on the banks of the Terengkara River, a branch of Talgar , near the Kapchagai dam , in a desert belt
Geography
The village is located in an arid zone north of
Talgar
Talgar ( kk, Талғар, translit=Talğar, ; russian: Талгар) is a town in Almaty Region, southeastern Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of Talgar District. The town is located between Almaty and Esik, 25 km from Almaty an ...
city. It lies by the banks of the Terengkara river, a tributary of the
Talgar
Talgar ( kk, Талғар, translit=Talğar, ; russian: Талгар) is a town in Almaty Region, southeastern Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of Talgar District. The town is located between Almaty and Esik, 25 km from Almaty an ...
, near the
Kapchagay Dam.
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References
Populated places in Almaty Region
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