Zhetigen

For the Kazakh seven-stringed zither, sometimes called dzhetigan or zhetigen, see Jetigen.
Zhetigen
Zhetigen

Location in Kazakhstan

Coordinates: 43°40′27″N 77°06′30″E / 43.6743°N 77.1082°E / 43.6743; 77.1082Coordinates: 43°40′27″N 77°06′30″E / 43.6743°N 77.1082°E / 43.6743; 77.1082
Country Kazakhstan
Region Almaty Region

Zhetigen (Kazakh: Жетіген, Jetigen, جەتٸگەن; Russian: Жетыген, Žetygen) is a small town in Almaty Region of Kazakhstan. It is located some 50 km north of Almaty, on the Turksib rail line.

Accident

The 600th Guards Air Base of the Kazakh Air Force is located at an airfield (43°43′59″N 77°07′00″E / 43.7330°N 77.1168°E / 43.7330; 77.1168) near Zhetigen. An airforce plane crashed near the town in 2008.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "A MiG-29 fighter crashes near Alma-Ata; a pilot reported dead - Russian News - REGNUM". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2015-11-29.


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