Tukuk-OS🏘️ Kengir
Kazakhstan · Asia · 47.84°N, 67.62°E
Kengir is a village in central Kazakhstan. It is situated between the cities of Zhezqazghan and Satpayev. During the Soviet era, a prison labor camp of the Steplag division of Gulag in Kazakhstan was set up adjacent to it. The camp, which was situated near the central-Kazakhstan city of Dzhezkazgan, near the Kara-Kengir River, and held approximately 5,200 prisoners, was the scene of a notable prisoner uprising in the summer of 1954. After the camp was closed, a large automotive depot was placed there.
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Quick facts
| Country | Kazakhstan |
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| Continent / region | Asia |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 47.84°N, 67.62°E · view on map |
Kengir is located in Kazakhstan, in Asia.
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