Tekeli

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Tekeli (disambiguation) .

Tekeli Текелі
coat of arms
Basic data
State :	Kazakhstan
Territory :	Almaty
Founded :	1937
Coordinates :	44 ° 50 ′  N , 78 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 50 ′ 0 ″  N , 78 ° 49 ′ 0 ″  E
Height :	1,146  m
Area :	174  km²
Residents :	32,283 (Jan 1, 2020)
Population density :	186 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	EKST ( UTC + 6 )
Telephone code :	(+7) 72835
Postal code :	041700
License plate :	05 (old: B, V)
Äkim ( Mayor ) :	Baqtiyar Önerbajew
Website :	tekeli.gov.kz
Location in Kazakhstan

Tekeli ( Kazakh Текелі ) is a city in southeastern Kazakhstan .

Geographical location

The city is about 285 km from the former capital Almaty further south and is surrounded by many mountains. It is located at the end of a junction from the Turksib on the Qaratal River not far from the Djungarian Alatau in the Almaty area and is around 100 km from the Chinese border.

history

The name of the city of Tekeli comes from the Kazakh word "TEKE" and means "mountain goat". That is why the city's coat of arms features a mountain goat. The city was founded in 1937 when Soviet geologists discovered a large polymetallic deposit. Tekeli has had city rights since 1952. It is a city that reports directly to the regional government.

Economy and Transport

Lead is extracted in Tekeli .

A branch of the Turkestan-Siberian Railway ends in Tekeli and leaves the main line in Köksu .

education

A University of Central Asia campus is located in the city.

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See also

• List of cities in Kazakhstan

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Численность населения Республики Казахстан по полу в разрезе областей и столицы, столицы, столицы, анколицы, столицы, городоав, областей и столицы, анкония, горойцы, коники, городоав,. ( Excel ; 96 KB) stat.gov.kz, accessed on July 19, 2020 (Russian). 
2. ↑ Н.П.Лагутина, Т.Ю. Набокова, Т.П. Филатова: Атлас Железные Дороги . Omsk 2010, p. 85.