Saran ( kz, Саран, translit=Saran; russian: Сарань) is a city in
Karaganda Region
Karaganda Region ( kk, Qarağandy oblysy; russian: Карагандинская область, translit=Karagandinskaja oblast′), also spelled Qaraghandy Region, is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Karaganda.
On 17 March 2022 it was an ...
of
Kazakhstan, on the
Nura River. Population: The city was founded on December 20, 1954.
Location
Saran is located in Karaganda oblast (region) of Kazakhstan situated about 15 km from Karaganda city. Saran is a significant center of coal extraction due to the Karaganda coal deposit. There are coal-processing sites, concrete goods plants, and brickworks in Saran city. Also there is teacher's training institute.
Monuments
There are various monuments in Saran:
*Military Glory Obelisk. It was erected on the 40th anniversary of the Soviet people's victory in
World War II. It is located in the square on Rabochaya street.
*Victory Obelisk. It was erected in 1975 in honor of the 30th anniversary of victory.
*
Zhambyl Zhabayev Zhambyl Zhabaev ( kk, Жамбыл Жабайұлы; 28 February 1846 — 22 June 1945) was a Soviet and Kazakh traditional folksinger ( Kazakh: ''akyn'').
Life
According to a family legend, his mother, Uldan, gave birth to him near Mt. Zhambyl, ...
bust. Zhambyl Zhabayev is a well-known Kazakh poet. The monument was erected in 1973 on Zhambyl street.
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Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...
bust. Pushkin is a famous Russian writer, founder of new Russian literature and literary language. The bust was erected at the school #4 in honor of his 157th anniversary.
*Arkadiy Gaidar bust. Arkadiy Gaidar was a Soviet writer. The bust was erected at the boarding school in 1972.
*Monument to V.V. Mayakovsky – famous Soviet poet. Mayakovsky is depicted as if he is reciting poems on the tribune. It was erected in 1961 at the House of Culture at mine “Aktasskaya”, settlement Aktas.
*Monument to
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. It was erected in 1970 in honor of his 100th anniversary at the location of local military unit.
*''
Mazar Mazar of Al-Mazar may refer to:
*Mazar (mausoleum); often but not always Muslim mausoleum or shrine.
Places
*Mazar (toponymy), a component of Arabic toponyms literally meaning shrine, grave, tomb, etc.
*Mazar, Afghanistan, a village in Balkh Pro ...
'' of Igilik Utepov bai. This is a monument of history and architecture. It is located in the industrial area of Saran. the ''mazar'' is an example of dome funeral buildings of 19th century in the territory of Central Kazakhstan.
References
External links
City website(in Russian)
*archive
City portal(in Russian)
Cities and towns in Kazakhstan
Populated places in Karaganda Region
Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union
Populated places established in 1954
1954 establishments in the Soviet Union
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