Karaganda, also known as Karagandy, is the capital of Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. It is the fifth most populous city in Kazakhstan, behind Almaty (Alma-Ata), Astana, Shymkent and Aktobe. The city has a population of 497,777 as of the 2020 Census results; up from 459,778 ; up from 436,864. Karaganda is approximately 230 km (140 mi) southeast of Kazakhstan's capital city of Astana.
Zhezkazgan, or Jezkazgan ) is a city and the administrative centre of Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan. Population: 86,227 ; 90,001. Its urban area includes the neighbouring mining town of Satpayev, for a total city population of 148,700.
Imangali Nurgaliuly Tasmagambetov is a Kazakh politician and diplomat, who is the current Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization since January 2023. He was the Kazakh Ambassador to Russia from 2017 to 2019. He was Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 2016 to 2017 and Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan from 2014 to 2016. He was the akim of Astana from 2008 to 2014 and from 2004 to 2008, as akim of Almaty. Before that, from 2002 to 2003, he was the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.
Pavlodar Region is a region of Kazakhstan. The population of the region was 742,475 ; and 806,983. The latest official estimate was 756,511. Its capital is the city of Pavlodar, which had a population of 360,014 at the start of 2018. Many people, especially Ukrainians, migrated to Pavlodar in Nikita Khrushchev's Virgin Lands Campaign.
Jambyl or Zhambyl Region, formerly known as Dzhambul Region until 1991, is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Taraz. The population of the region is 1,209,665; the city is 335,100. The region borders Kyrgyzstan, and is very near to Uzbekistan. Jambyl also borders three other provinces: Karaganda Region, Turkistan Region and Almaty Region. The total area is 144,200 square kilometres (55,700 sq mi). The province borders Lake Balkhash to its northeast. The province was named after the Kazakh akyn Jambyl Jabayev.
Satbayev University is a technical university located in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The university is the oldest technical university in Kazakhstan, comprising 10 institutions and 27 departments.
Mangystau Region, formerly known as Mangyshlak Region from 1973 until 1988, is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Aqtau, which has a population of 183,350 (2017); the entire Mangystau Province has a population of 745,909 (2022).
Qyzylorda Region, formerly known as Kyzyl-Orda Region until 1991, is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is the city of Qyzylorda, with a population of 234,736. The region itself has a population of 823,251. Other notable settlements include Aral, Kazaly (Kazalinsk) and the Russian-administered Baikonur, which services the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The total area of the province is 226,000 square kilometers (87,000 sq mi).
Kanysh Imantayuli Satbayev was a Kazakh professor, geologist and one of the founders of Soviet metallogeny and the principal advocate and first president of Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences.
Panfilov District is a district of Jetisu Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Zharkent. As of 2019, the district's population is 129,204.
The Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences is the highest scientific organization of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Academy of Sciences was founded on 1 June 1946 on the basis of the Kazakh branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences. The central office is located in Almaty. It is a state institution that joins active members (academicians), corresponding members, and leading scientists of Kazakhstan.
Nura, until 1998 "Oktyabr", is a village in Almaty Region, in south-eastern Kazakhstan. It is the head of the Nura Rural District. Population: 4,327 ; 3,864 . The center of the district is located 65 km north of the city of Talgar, on the banks of the Terengkara River, a branch of Talgar, near the Kapchagai dam, in a desert belt
Kostanay or Qostanai, Russian: Костанай, IPA:[kəstɐˈnaj]) is a city located on the Tobol River in northern Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the Kostanay Region. As of 24 March 2022, the city's governor is Marat Zhundubayev.
The National Defence University named after the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasi also known commonly as the National Defence University is a higher military educational institution for the training of senior officers in Kazakhstan's Armed Forces. It enrolls state officials, executive authorities, and officers of foreign armies. The main tasks of the NDU are to train officers to become professionals in the armed forces. It is currently led by the former head of the Kazakh artillery forces, Major General Lut Alchekenov.
The Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan is a central executive body of the Government of Kazakhstan that provides policies in the fields of industry and industrial and innovative development, scientific and technical development of the country.
Ryskulov is a village (selo) in the Talǵar District of Almaty Region, in south-eastern part of Kazakhstan. It is named after Soviet politician Turar Ryskulov. The KATO code is 196233800.
Serikbek Zhusupbekovich Daukeev is a Kazakhstani political figure, thrice minister and President of the Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences.
Ulytau is a settlement in Ulytau District, Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the district and the only populated center of the Ulytau rural district. Population: 2,055 ; 2,605.
Zhanaarka —until 2020 Atasu, is a settlement in Zhanaarka District, Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the district and the only populated center of the Atasu rural district. Population: 14,265 ; 14,281.
