Balkhash

Summary

Balkhash is a city^[1]. Balkhash draws 63 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #692 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Balkhash received the Order of Friendship of Peoples^[3].
• Balkhash is located in Karaganda Region^[4].
• Balkhash is in the country of Kazakhstan^[5].
• Balkhash is in the country of Soviet Union^[6].
• Balkhash's image is recorded as Balkhash-center.jpg^[7].
• Balkhash's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Balkhash's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[9].
• Balkhash's instance of is recorded as city of regional significance^[10].
• Balkhash's coat of arms image is recorded as Coats of arms of Balqash.png^[11].
• Balkhash's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 130376876^[12].
• Balkhash's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2001119721^[13].
• Balkhash's postal code is recorded as 100300–100316^[14].
• Balkhash's Commons category is recorded as Balkhash city^[15].
• Balkhash's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 5513067^[16].
• Balkhash's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+06:00^[17].
• +1932-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Balkhash^[18].
• Balkhash's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.85, 'lon': 75}^[19].
• Balkhash's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027xy_h^[20].
• Balkhash's official website is recorded as http://www.balkhash.kz^[21].
• Balkhash's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Balkhash city^[22].
• Balkhash's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 6653a743-9669-4a2c-8544-3632c62617b3^[23].
• Balkhash's population is recorded as {'amount': '+32521'}^[24].
• Balkhash's population is recorded as {'amount': '+53031'}^[25].
• Balkhash's population is recorded as {'amount': '+75965'}^[26].
• Balkhash's population is recorded as {'amount': '+78145'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Kazakhstan^[5], a sovereign state^[28], in Kazakhstan^[29], founded in 1991^[30] and Soviet Union^[6], a federal republic^[31], in Soviet Union^[32], founded in 1922^[33]. Balkhash is located in Karaganda Region^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Balkhash's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+230'}^[34]. Balkhash's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+440'}^[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+32521'}^[24], {'amount': '+53031'}^[25], {'amount': '+75965'}^[26], {'amount': '+78145'}^[27], {'amount': '+86742'}^[36], and {'amount': '+65431'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8], human settlement^[9], and city of regional significance^[10].

History and Context

+1932-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Balkhash^[18].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Balkhash include Balkhash Airport^[38], an airport^[39], in Kazakhstan^[40].

Why It Matters

Balkhash draws 63 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #692 of 5,534).^[2] Balkhash has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Balkhash is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Balkhash include Balkhash Airport^[38], an airport^[39], in Kazakhstan^[40].

FAQs

What awards did Balkhash receive?

Honors received include Order of Friendship of Peoples^[3].