Saryarqa District ( kk, Сарыарқа Ауданы, ; russian: Район Сарыарка), is an administrative subdivision of the city of
Astana
Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan.
The city lies on the banks of the Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, tho ...
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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 ...
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Geography
Until March 16, 2018, the area of the district was 196.62 km², the territory of the district included interstitial plots, one of them had (according to the land cadastre) an area of 384.6 hectares and was located in the Koyandy tract to the west of the dacha massif (at that time the interstitial section of the Almaty district of
Astana
Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan.
The city lies on the banks of the Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, tho ...
(at that time Astana), lying between highway Astana-Yerementau and the Koyandy reservoir.
On February 7, 2018, a 460-hectare cross-strip plot intended for the placement of the city cemetery was transferred to the district from the territory of the Tselinograd district of
Akmola Region
Akmola Region ( kz, Ақмола облысы, translit=Aqmola oblysy; russian: Акмолинская область, Akmolinskaya oblast) is a centrally located region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Kokshetau. The national capital, Astana, is en ...
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On March 16 , 2018 , most of the district 's territory was transferred to the newly formed Baikonur district and reduced to 67.75 km².
References
External links
Official website
Districts of Astana
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