Botakara ( kk, Ботақара), known as "Ulyanovsk" until 1997, is a settlement in
Karaganda Region
Karaganda Region ( kk, Qarağandy oblysy; russian: Карагандинская область, translit=Karagandinskaja oblast′), also spelled Qaraghandy Region, is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Karaganda.
On 17 March 2022 it was an ...
,
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental coun ...
. It is the capital of
Bukhar-Zhyrau District
Bukhar-Zhyrau District ( kk, Бұқар жырау ауданы, ) is a district of Karaganda Region in central Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the settlement of Botakara. Population:
Geography
Bukhar-Zhyrau District l ...
and the administrative center of the Botakara rural district (KATO code - 354030100). Population:
Archaeology
The Botakara
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...
burial ground is an archaeological site located west of the town.
Geography
Botakara lies in the
Kazakh Uplands
The Kazakh Uplands ( kk, Сарыарқа, ''Saryarqa'' - "Yellow Ridge", russian: Казахский мелкосопочник, Kazakhskiy Melkosopochnik), also known as the Kazakh Hummocks, is a large peneplain formation extending throughout t ...
by the banks of the
Nura river. Lake
Botakara is located to the north. The Karaganda —
Karkaralinsk
Karkaraly ( kk, Қарқаралы, ''Qarqaraly'') (russian: Каркаралинск, ''Karkaralinsk''), also known as Karkaralinsk, is the capital of the Karkaraly District in the Karaganda Region of Kazakhstan. Permanent settlement in the are ...
highway and the Karaganda —
Karagaily railway pass through the village.
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References
External links
History of Kazakhstan(in Russian)
Populated places in Karaganda Region
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