Shar: facts

At a glance

• Country: Kazakhstan
• Region: Abai Region
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 9,087
• Coordinates: 49.5872° N, 81.0488° E
• Time zone: Asia/Almaty (UTC+05:00)
• Currency: Tenge (KZT)
• Distance to the capital, Astana: 703 km (437 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Semei International Airport (PLX): 103 km (64 mi), straight line
• Oskemen International Airport (UKK): 115 km (72 mi), straight line
• Urzhar Airport (UZR): 281 km (175 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kalbatau: 47 km (29 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Semey, 109 km (68 mi)