Karaganda, Industrial metropolis in Central Kazakhstan
Karaganda extends over 800 square kilometers of steppe landscape, incorporating multiple settlements divided between the organized New Town and scattered Old Town districts.
The settlement transformed from a small mining outpost in 1856 into a major industrial center during World War II when German occupation of Donets Basin shifted operations here.
The Miners' Palace of Culture stands as a central institution in the New Town district, representing the city's deep connection to its mining heritage.
The Karaganda region experiences temperature extremes with summer highs reaching 35°C and winter temperatures dropping to -40°C, requiring appropriate seasonal preparation.
The city serves as a recovery location for cosmonauts returning from space missions, including Valentina Tereshkova after her groundbreaking 1963 flight.
Location: Qaraghandy Qalasy
Inception: 1931
Elevation above the sea: 553 m
Website: https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/akimat-karagandy
Website: https://gov.kz/memleket/entities/akimat-karagandy
GPS coordinates: 49.80000,73.11667
Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:47
Qarağandı metallurgical plant
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Irtysh–Karaganda Canal
16.4 km
KarLag Museum
34.1 km
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1.4 km
Central park
2.9 km
Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima, Karaganda
2.5 km
Фёдоровское водохранилище
5 km
Shakhtyor Stadium
3.6 km
Miners' Palace of Culture
2.5 km
Regional Kazakh Drama Theatre Saken Seyfullin
2.9 km
Orthodox cathedral in Karaganda
4.1 km
Karagandy Zoo
4.3 km
Karaganda Region Mosque
2.7 km
Karagandy Arena
1.7 km
Karaganda Regional Drama Theater named after Stanislavsky
2.3 km
Monument to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
2.3 km
Children's railway in Karaganda
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To the conquerors of Space
2.9 km
Eternal flame, Karaganda
1.9 km
St. Joseph's Cathedral in Karaganda
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Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God
333 m
Ak Zholtaj Ice Palace
2.3 km
Sorang Qalasy
20.8 km
Metallurg stadium
31.4 km
Shakhtīnsk Qalasy
39.1 km
Zheleznodorozhnyy Rayon
5.2 km
Kirovskiy Rayon
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Metallurgicheskiy Rayon
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