Moiynkum District
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Moiynkum
Мойынқұм | |
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District | |
| Мойынқұм ауданы | |
 Location of Moiynkum District in Kazakhstan | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Region | Jambyl Region |
| Administrative center | Moiynkum |
| Government | |
| • Akim | Ermek Karentaev[1] |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 32,304 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (East) |
Moiynkum (Kazakh: Мойынқұм ауданы, Moiynqūm audany) is a district of Jambyl Region in south-eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the auyl of Moiynkum.[2]
Geography
[edit]The district is named after the Moiynkum Desert and lies at the northeastern edge of the desert.[3][4]
Parts of it are in the lower basin of the Chu river, as well as by Lake Balkhash. Lakes Kashkanteniz and Karakol are located in the district.[5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Назначен аким Мойынкумского района". gurk.kz (in Russian). 2024-09-06.
- ^ "www.geonames.de Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ^ "L-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ Google Earth.
- ^ "L-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "L-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ Google Earth.
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