Ãœrjar (, ''Ãœrjar'') is a village in the
Ãœrjar river valley and the administrative center of
Ãœrjar District
Uerzhar (, , ٷرجار اۋدانى) is a district of Abai Region in the eastern part of Kazakhstan, which borders with China. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Úrjar. Population:
History
Ancient History
A stone s ...
in the
Abai Region
Abai Region (, ) is a Regions of Kazakhstan, region of Kazakhstan. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced on 16 March 2022 that the region would be created. The area split off from East Kazakhstan Region when Tokayev's bill came into force on 8 ...
of
Kazakhstan
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. Population:
Climate
Ãœrjar has a
humid continental climate
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(
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* Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...
: ''Dfa''),
characterized by very cold, snowy winters and very warm summers.
Notable residents
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Almat Kebispayev
Almat Kabdrashevich Kebispayev (born 12 December 1987) is a Greco-Roman wrestler from Kazakhstan who competes in the 67 kg weight division. He won five medals at the world championships in 2010–2021 and competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olym ...
(born 1987) - Kazakh wrestler, winner of the world championships, champion of Asia.
*
Dias Keneshev
Dias Keneshev (born 31 March 1985 in Urzhar) is a biathlete from Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Euro ...
(born 1981) - Kazakh biathlete, champion of the
Asian Games
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- 2011
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Oxana Yatskaya
Oksana Yatskaya (born 22 September 1978 in Urzhar) is a Kazakhstani cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier who has been competing since 1995. She finish fifth in the team sprint at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships ...
(born 1988) - Kazakh
cross-country skier, competitor at four Olympic Games, kangokle seven times champion of the Asian Games, Universiade medalist.
*
Lyazzat Tanysbay
Lyazzat Muratkyzy Tanysbay (); (born 11 October 1973, Urzhar, Kazakhstan) is a Kazakh journalist, media manager and, since April 2019, CEO of JSC «Republican Television and Radio Corporation «Kazakhstan».
Biography
Lyazzat Tanysbay was bor ...
(born 1973) - Kazakh journalist, media manager.
References
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Populated places in Abai Region