Sozak
Созақ
District
Созақ ауданы
Coat of arms of Sozak
Coat of arms
Country Kazakhstan
RegionTurkistan Region
Administrative centerSholakkorgan
Government
 • AkimTurysbekov Mukhit Seksenbaevich[1]
Population
 (2013)[2]
 • Total56,847
Time zoneUTC+6 (East)

Sozak (Kazakh: Созақ ауданы, Sozaq audany) is a district of Turkistan Region in southern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Sholakkorgan.[3] Population: 56,847 (2013 estimate);[2] 51,935 (2009 Census results);[4] 47,231 (1999 Census results).[4] It contains the titular village of Sozak.

Geography

The Ashchykol Depression is located in the district.[5] The archaeological remains of the ancient Kumkent fortification are located to the southwest of Kumkent village, near lake Kyzylkol.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Назначен аким Сузакского района". shymkenttv.kz. 2022-01-25.
  2. 1 2 "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  3. ↑ www.geonames.de Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages
  4. 1 2 "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "L-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia. - Almaty: Kazakh encyclopedias , 2005. - T. III. — ISBN 9965-9746-4-0

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