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]
Üşqoñyr
Үшқоңыр | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Üşqoñyr Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 43°22′15″N 76°37′25″E | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Region | Almaty Region |
| District | Karasay District |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 13,616 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (Omsk Time) |
| Postal code | 040928 |
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