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Chagan (other)
Chagan may refer to: Places * Chagan (closed city), an abandoned closed city in Kazakhstan, currently a ghost town * Chagan, Da'an, Jilin (叉干镇), a town in Da'an, Jilin, China * Chagan (差干镇), a List of township-level divisions of Guangdong, town in Pingyuan County, Guangdong, China * Birinci Çağan, a village in Shamakhi Rayon, Azerbaijan * Chekan, also known as Chagān, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran * İkinci Çağan, a village in Shamakhi Rayon, Azerbaijan Other * Chagan (nuclear test) * Russian name of the Shagan (Irtysh), a river in the Abai Region, Kazakhstan * Chagan (lake, Kulunda Steppe), a lake in the Kazakhstan-Russia border * Chagan (lake, Abai Region), a lake formed following the 1965 Soviet Chagan nuclear test * Chagan Lake (China), a lake in Jilin, China * Chagan (air base), in Kazakhstan, also called Dolon See also *Shagan (other) {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chagan (closed City)
Chagan (; formerly ) was an urban-type settlement in the Abai Region. The settlement is included in the city administration of Semey (former Semipalatinsk). The administrative center and the only locality of Chaganskoy village administration. It is located 74 km from the city of Semey on the bank of the Irtysh River. Code KATO - 632863100. Railway station, 80 km north-west of Semey. Founded in 1950, abandoned after the withdrawal of Russian troops in 1995. Before the collapse of the Soviet Union Chagan was a military base, which was home to 10 - 11 thousand residents - mostly staff located in 10 km south-west of the town a Dolon (air base), military airfield "Chagan", which was based for the long-range strategic aviation. There was a kindergarten, a secondary school and a stadium. In 1995, all military units were withdrawn to Russia, the town passed to the Republic of Kazakhstan, after which the population declined sharply. References {{Reflist Closed cities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |