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Charsk () or Shar () is a
town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in Zharma District in
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 eastern
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...
.


Name

Charsk is located at the left bank of the Shar River, a left tributary of the
Irtysh The Irtysh is a river in Russia, China, and Kazakhstan. It is the chief tributary of the Ob (river), Ob and is also the longest tributary in the world. The river's source lies in the Altai Mountains, Mongolian Altai in Dzungaria (the northern p ...
. The name of the town originates from the name of the river.


Population

Population: * 6,412, * *


History

Charsk was founded as a railway station on the
Turkestan–Siberia Railway The Turkestan–Siberian Railway (commonly abbreviated as the ''Turk–Sib'', , , ; ) is a Russian gauge, broad gauge railway that connects Central Asia with Siberia. It starts north of Tashkent in Uzbekistan at Arys, Kazakhstan, Arys, where it ...
. Until 1963, it was known as the settlement of Charsky. At the time, it was a part of Ust-Kamenogorsky Uyezd of
Semipalatinsk Oblast Semipalatinsk Oblast may refer to: *Semipalatinsk Oblast, Russia (1854–1920), an administrative division of the Russian Empire and the early Russian SFSR *Semipalatinsk Oblast, Kazakhstan Semipalatinsk Oblast (; ) was an administrative division ...
, which in 1920 was transformed into Semipalatinsk Governorate. On January 17, 1928 Semipalatinsk Governorate was abolished, and Charsky became a part of Zharma (Dzharma) District of Semipalatinsk Okrug of the
Kazak Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic The Kazakh Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic (; ), abbreviated as Kazak ASSR (; ) and simply Kazakhstan (; ), was an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics, autonomous republic of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) within ...
. On December 17, 1930 the okrug was abolished, and the districts were directly subordinated to the republic. On February 20, 1932 East Kazakhstan Oblast was established, and Zharma District became a part of the region. On October 14, 1939
Semipalatinsk Oblast Semipalatinsk Oblast may refer to: *Semipalatinsk Oblast, Russia (1854–1920), an administrative division of the Russian Empire and the early Russian SFSR *Semipalatinsk Oblast, Kazakhstan Semipalatinsk Oblast (; ) was an administrative division ...
was split off East Kazakhstan Oblast, and Zharma District was moved into Semipalatinsk Oblast. On October 16, 1939 Charsky District was established, with the administrative center located in Charsky. The district was split off Zharma District. In 1963, Charsky was granted town status and renamed Charsk. In 1964, the district was merged into Zharma District, and re-established on March 10, 1972. On May 3, 1997 Semipalatinsk Region was abolished and merged into East Kazakhstan Region. On May 23, 1997 Charsk District was abolished and merged into Zharma District.


Economy


Industry

The industry of Charsk mainly serves the railway station.


Transportation

In Charsk, there is a railway station on the Turkestan–Siberia Railway which connects
Novosibirsk Novosibirsk is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and the Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the 2021 Russian census, 2021 census, it had a population of 1,633,595, making it the most populous city in Siber ...
and
Almaty Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains ...
, on the stretch between
Semey Semey (; , formerly known as Semipalatinsk ( ) until 2007 and as Alash-Qala ( ) from 1917 to 1920, is a city in eastern Kazakhstan, in the Kazakh part of Siberia. When Abai Region was created in 2022, Semey became its administrative centre. I ...
and
Ayagoz Ayagoz or Ayakoz (, ''Aiagöz''), formerly Sergiopol (), is a city of regional significance in Kazakhstan, the administrative centre of Ayagoz district of Abai Region. Population: Geography It is located at the southeastern end of the Chingizt ...
. There is also a railway connecting Charsk and
Oskemen Oskemen ( ) or Ust-Kamenogorsk ( rus, Усть-Каменогорск, p=ˌʊsʲtʲ kəmʲɪnɐˈgorsk) is the largest city in the east of Kazakhstan and the administrative center of East Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan. Name The city has two ...
. Previously, Oskemen was only connected by railways in the rest of Kazakhstan via Russia. In 2008, the bypass between Oskemen and Charsk was completed. Charsk has access to the M38 highway, which runs between Chinese and Russian borders via Semey and
Pavlodar Pavlodar (; ; ) is a city in northeastern Kazakhstan and the capital of Pavlodar Region. It is located northeast of the national capital Astana and southeast of the Russian city of Omsk along the Irtysh River. In 2010, the city had a popul ...
. There is also access to Oskemen via M38.


Climate

Charsk has a
humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...
(
Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * 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 ...
: ''Dfb'') with very cold winters and warm summers.


References

{{East Kazakhstan Region Populated places in East Kazakhstan Region