Bayzak (Kazakh: Байзақ ауданы, Baizaq audany) is a district of Jambyl Region in south-eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the auyl of Sarykemer.[2]
Bayzak | |
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District | |
Байзақ ауданы | |
Country | Kazakhstan |
Region | Jambyl Region |
Administrative center | Sarykemer |
Government | |
• Akim | Kazanbasov Bakhyt Alpysbaevich[1] |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 93,881 |
Time zone | UTC+6 (East) |
The district was formed on February 14 1938 under the name Sverdlovsk district. In 1995 it was renamed Bayzaksky. At the end of August 2021, explosions in a military unit occurred in this area, causing significant casualties; national mourning was declared.[3]
43°25′48″N 71°39′36″E / 43.43000°N 71.66000°E