Karagandy
Karaganda or Qaraghandy (Kazakh: Қарағанды, translit. Qaraǵandy, pronounced [qɑɾɑˈʁɑndə] ( listen); Russian: Караганда, pronounced [kərəɡɐnˈda]) is the capital of Karaganda Region in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is the fourth most populous city in Kazakhstan, behind Almaty (Alma-Ata), Astana and Shymkent. Population: 459,778 (2009 Census results); 436,864 (1999 Census results). Karaganda is approximately 230 km south-east of Kazakhstan's capital Astana. In the 1940s up to 70% of the city's inhabitants were ethnic Germans. Most of the ethnic Germans were Soviet Volga Germans who were collectively deported to Siberia and Kazakhstan on Stalin's order when Hitler invaded Soviet-annexed eastern Poland and the Soviet Union proper in 1941. Until the 1950s, many of these deportees were interned
1 for a family vacation
2 parent-child leisure
3 resting place for the whole family
4 relaxing activities for the whole family
5 for a family holiday
Key travel information
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Time
UTC+06
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Currency
KZT
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Voltage
220V
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Languages
Kazak, Russian