Sozak ( kk, Созақ ауданы, ) is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of
Turkistan Region
Turkistan Region (), formerly South Kazakhstan Region ( kk, Оңтүстік Қазақстан облысы, translit= Oñtüstık Qazaqstan oblysy) (russian: Южно-Казахстанская область, ') from 1992–2018 and Chimkent ...
in southern
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 ...
. The administrative center of the district is the
selo of
Sholakkorgan. Population: It contains the titular village of
Sozak.
Geography
The
Ashchykol Depression is located in the district.
The archaeological remains of the ancient Kumkent
fortification
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
are located to the southwest of
Kumkent village, near lake
Kyzylkol.
[''Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia''. - ]Almaty
Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...
: Kazakh encyclopedias , 2005. - T. III. — ISBN 9965-9746-4-0
References
Districts of Kazakhstan
Turkistan Region
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