Besqaraghay: facts

At a glance

• Country: Kazakhstan
• Region: Abai Region
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 4,268
• Coordinates: 50.8867° N, 79.4823° E
• Time zone: Asia/Almaty (UTC+05:00)
• Currency: Tenge (KZT)
• Distance to the capital, Astana: 563 km (350 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Semei International Airport (PLX): 80 km (50 mi), straight line
• Pavlodar International Airport (PWQ): 221 km (137 mi), straight line
• Oskemen International Airport (UKK): 233 km (145 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kurchatov: 68 km (42 mi)
• Uglovskoye, Russia: 72 km (45 mi)
• Semey: 75 km (47 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Semey, 75 km (47 mi)