Zhem, Kazakhstan, ( kk, Жем, ''Jem'') is a town in
Aktobe Region
The Aktobe Region ( kk, Ақтөбе облысы, Aqtöbe oblysy; russian: Актюбинская область, translit=Aktyubinskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakhstan. The name ''Aktobe'' comes from Kazakh ''aq'' 'white' and ''töbe'' 'hill' ...
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 ...
. Population:
Zhem, lying a short distance to the south of
Embi
Embi ( kz, Ембі, ''Embı'') is a town in Mugalzhar District in Aktobe Region of western Kazakhstan. The town is on the left bank of the Emba River. Population:
History
Embi (or Emba) was founded in the 1900s, when the railroad connecting ...
, was a former military installation known as Emba-5 (or Embi-5)
before it was granted town status.
References
{{Aktobe Region
Populated places in Aktobe Region