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Karkaraly
Karkaraly (Kazakh: Қарқаралы, Qarqaraly), also known as Karkaralinsk (Russian: ), is the capital of the Karkaraly District in the Karaganda Region of Kazakhstan. Permanent settlement in the area began as a Cossack settlement, which evolved into a Kazakh cultural center due to the Koyandy Fair which took place in the town. Its population was 9,212 as of 2009.