Beskaragay

Beskaragay (Kazakh: Бесқарағай; Russian: Бескарагай), known as Bolshaya Vladimirovka until 2007, is a settlement in Abai Region, Kazakhstan.

It is the capital of Beskaragay District and the administrative center of the Beskaragay Rural District (KATO code — 633630100).

[1] Population: 4,377 (2009 Census results);[2] 4,861 (1999 Census results).

[2][3] Beskaragay lies about 30 kilometers (19 mi) west of the Russia-Kazakhstan border, and 75 kilometers (47 mi) to the northwest of Semey city (Semipalatinsk), the regional capital.

[4][5] This Kazakhstan location article is a stub.