Üşqoñyr
Үшқоңыр
Village
Üşqoñyr is located in Kazakhstan
Üşqoñyr
Üşqoñyr
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 43°22′15″N 76°37′25″E / 43.37083°N 76.62361°E / 43.37083; 76.62361
Country Kazakhstan
RegionAlmaty Region
DistrictKarasay District
Population
 (2009)
  Total13,616
Time zoneUTC+6 (Omsk Time)
Postal code
040928

Ushkonyr (Kazakh: Үшқоңыр, Üşqoñyr), formerly known as Shamalgan (Kazakh: Шамалған, Şamalğan) or Chemolgan (Russian: Чемолган), is a rural community near Almaty in Kazakhstan. It is notable as the birthplace of former Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev.[1]

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