Karkaraly District (Kazakh: Қарқаралы ауданы, Qarqaraly audany) is a district of Karaganda Region in central Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Karkaraly.[3] As of 2019, the district is home to a population of 36,025 people.[2]
Karasor, an endorheic salt lake, is located in the district, north of the Karkaraly and Kent mountain ranges.[4][5]
The Karkaraly District is home to the Kent Settlement, located in the village of Kent [ru], an archeological digsite which dates back to the Bronze Age.[6][7] Discovered in 1985,[6] the site includes a proto-city which spans 30 hectares,[6][7] complementary farmland which exceeds 100 hectares in area,[7] a religious building,[7] and furnaces used to make bronze and possibly iron.[6][7]
During the times of the Russian Empire, the town of Karkaraly was home to the Koyandy Fair, one of the largest economic and cultural gatherings in the Kazakh Steppes.[8] Major figures who visited the town during the time of the Russian Empire included Abai Kunanbaev, Shoqan Walikhanov, Mikhail Prishvin, Grigory Potanin, Aleksandr Zatayevich, and Mukhtar Auezov.[8]
The district reported 36,025 inhabitants as of 2019, of which most were ethnic Kazakhs.[2]
49°28′12″N 75°30′36″E / 49.47000°N 75.51000°E / 49.47000; 75.51000
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