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