Saran ( kz, Саран, translit=Saran; russian: Сарань) is a city in
Karaganda Region of
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
, on the
Nura River
The Nura ( kk, Нұра, ''Nura''; russian: Нура) is a major watercourse of northeast-central Kazakhstan. It is long and drains an area of .
Course
The river rises in the Kyzyltas mountains, a subrange of the Kazakh Uplands and flows initia ...
. Population: The city was founded on December 20, 1954.
Location
Saran is located in Karaganda oblast (region) of Kazakhstan situated about 15 km from Karaganda city. Saran is a significant center of coal extraction due to the Karaganda coal deposit. There are coal-processing sites, concrete goods plants, and brickworks in Saran city. Also there is teacher's training institute.
Monuments
There are various monuments in Saran:
*Military Glory Obelisk. It was erected on the 40th anniversary of the Soviet people's victory in
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
. It is located in the square on Rabochaya street.
*Victory Obelisk. It was erected in 1975 in honor of the 30th anniversary of victory.
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Zhambyl Zhabayev bust. Zhambyl Zhabayev is a well-known Kazakh poet. The monument was erected in 1973 on Zhambyl street.
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Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin bust. Pushkin is a famous Russian writer, founder of new Russian literature and literary language. The bust was erected at the school #4 in honor of his 157th anniversary.
*Arkadiy Gaidar bust. Arkadiy Gaidar was a Soviet writer. The bust was erected at the boarding school in 1972.
*Monument to V.V. Mayakovsky – famous Soviet poet. Mayakovsky is depicted as if he is reciting poems on the tribune. It was erected in 1961 at the House of Culture at mine “Aktasskaya”, settlement Aktas.
*Monument to
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. ( 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin,. was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 19 ...
. It was erected in 1970 in honor of his 100th anniversary at the location of local military unit.
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Mazar'' of Igilik Utepov bai. This is a monument of history and architecture. It is located in the industrial area of Saran. the ''mazar'' is an example of dome funeral buildings of 19th century in the territory of Central Kazakhstan.
References
External links
City website(in Russian)
*archive
City portal(in Russian)
Cities and towns in Kazakhstan
Populated places in Karaganda Region
Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union
Populated places established in 1954
1954 establishments in the Soviet Union
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