Saykhin ( kz, Сайқын, ''Saiqyn''; russian: Сайхин) is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in far western

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

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with

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. It is the administrative center of

Bokey Orda District Bokey Orda ( kk, Бөкей Орда ауданы, ) is a district of West Kazakhstan Region in western Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Saykyn Saykhin ( kz, Сайқын, ''Saiqyn''; russian: Сайхин) is ...

West Kazakhstan Region West Kazakhstan Region ( kk, Батыс Қазақстан облысы, translit=Batys Qazaqstan oblysy; russian: Западно-Казахстанская область, translit=Zapadno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakhstan. The re ...

. Population:

Geography

Lake

Botkul Botkul ( kk, Боткөл; russian: Боткуль) is a bittern salt lake in the Kazakhstan–Russia border. There is no salt mining at the lake. Its waters have a bitter, stinging taste and a strong smell of hydrogen sulfide. The authorities ...

is located near Saykyn. There is a station of the

Volga Railway The Privolzhskaya Railway (Приволжская железная дорога; "Volga Railway") is a subsidiary of the Russian Railways headquartered in Saratov. It serves the Saratov, Volgograd, and Astrakhan regions of Russia. Its three branch ...

in the village.

References

Populated places in West Kazakhstan Region {{Kazakhstan-geo-stub