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Arys
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About Arys
Arys sits on the route: 50 minutes from Temirlanovka.
Arys is in Turkistan, Kazakhstan, with about 36,000 people. The nearest town is Temirlanovka, about 41 km away.
Arys (Kazakh: Арыс, Arys, ارىس [ɑˈɾəs]; Russian: Арыс, earlier Арысь Aryś), is a town in Turkistan Region of Kazakhstan. Population: 62,197 (2009 census results); 59,280 (1999 census results).
Arys is the junction of two important rail lines: Trans-Aral Railway (Orenburg-Arys-Tashkent) and Turkestan-Siberia RailwayRead more
(Arys-Almaty-Barnaul). The Arys station was built ca. 1904 on the Trans-Aral line; a number of buildings and structures dating to 1902–1905 are preserved in the city. In 1932 Arys was granted the status of a work settlement, and in 1956, that of a city.
The economy of Arys is centered on agriculture (grain, cotton, livestock). There are some industries as well, mostly having to do with the city's railroad origin: a railroad tie factory, an electric locomotive repair plant, and another one for the repair of railroad cargo cars.
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Arys is in Turkistan, Kazakhstan, about 41 km from Temirlanovka.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 36,285
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Region
- Turkistan
- Timezone
- Asia/Almaty
- Coordinates
- 42.4301, 68.8087
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