Moiynkum ( kz, Мойынқұм; until 1997 ''Furmanovka'') is a village ''(
auyl)'' in southeastern
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 seat of
Moiynkum District
Moiynkum ( kk, Мойынқұм ауданы, ) is a district of Jambyl Region in south-eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the auyl of Moiynkum.
Geography
The district is named after the Moiynkum Desert. Parts of it ...
of
Jambyl Region
Jambyl or Zhambyl Region ( kk, Жамбыл облысы, translit=Jambyl oblysy; russian: Жамбылская область, Zhambylskaya oblast), formerly known as Dzhambul Region (russian: Джамбульская область, Dzhambulska ...
. Population: .
Geography
The village is located by the
Chu
Chu or CHU may refer to:
Chinese history
* Chu (state) (c. 1030 BC–223 BC), a state during the Zhou dynasty
* Western Chu (206 BC–202 BC), a state founded and ruled by Xiang Yu
* Chu Kingdom (Han dynasty) (201 BC–70 AD), a kingdom of the Ha ...
river, to the southeast of lake
Kokuydynkol
Kokuydynkol (russian: Кокуйдынколь) is a salt lake in the Moiynkum District, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan.
Moiynkum village is located to the southeast of the lake and Ulanbel to the WNW.
Geography
Kokuydynkol lies at the northern ...
. It lies at the northeastern edge of the
Moiynkum Desert
The Moiynkum Desert ( kk, Мойынқұм, ''Moiynqūm''), is a desert in the Turkistan and Zhambyl regions of southern Kazakhstan.
Common plant types in the desert include saksaul, milkvetch, mugwort and sedge. The Andasay State Nature Reser ...
.
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References
Populated places in Jambyl Region
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