Lenger (, ''Leñgır,لەڭگىر''; ) is a city in
Tole Bi District,
Turkistan Region
Turkistan Region, formerly known as South Kazakhstan Region from 1992 to 2018 and Chimkent Region from 1963 to 1991, is the southernmost region of Kazakhstan, bordering Uzbekistan. It had a population of 2,088,510 as of the 2022 Kazakhstan cens ...
of
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 ...
. As of 2012 Lenger had a population of 25,298. Lenger is the administrative center of the Tole Bi District. The Museum of the Tole Bi District (Музей Толебийского района) is in Lenger. Population:
Etymology
From Persian language it means "Caravan station" or "Sufi almhouse"
In popular culture
*In ''
Command & Conquer: Generals'', Lenger serves as a traitorous GLA warlord's base serving Chinese "masters". GLA forces loyal to the Commander were commanded to destroy both traitors and repulse any Chinese allies' attempts to relief the attack.
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References
*https://web.archive.org/web/20121219231835/http://en.ontustik.gov.kz/gw/goroda_raion
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Populated places in Turkistan Region