Merke: facts

At a glance

• Country: Kazakhstan
• Region: Zhambyl
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 15,934
• Coordinates: 42.8718° N, 73.1965° E
• Time zone: Asia/Almaty (UTC+05:00)
• Currency: Tenge (KZT)
• Distance to the capital, Astana: 933 km (580 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Manas International Airport (BSZ, Kyrgyzstan): 106 km (66 mi), straight line
• Taraz International Airport (DMB): 154 km (96 mi), straight line
• Namangan International Airport (NMA, Uzbekistan): 250 km (155 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kulan: 39 km (24 mi)
• Kaindy, Kyrgyzstan: 39 km (25 mi)
• Kara-Balta, Kyrgyzstan: 54 km (33 mi)
• Talas, Kyrgyzstan: 73 km (45 mi)
• Belovodskoye, Kyrgyzstan: 74 km (46 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Bishkek, 114 km (71 mi)