Arys, Kazakhstan
From Kazakhstan Encyclopedia
Arys (Template:Lang-kk, Arıs, ارىس; Template:Lang-ru, earlier Арысь Aryś), is a town in South Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan. Population: Template:Kz-census2009 Template:Kz-census1999
Arys is the junction of two important rail lines: Trans-Aral Railway (Orenburg-Arys-Tashkent) and Turkestan-Siberia Railway (Arys-Almaty-Barnaul). The Arys station was built ca. 1904 as a station on the Trans-Aral line;[1] a number of buildings and structures dating to 1902-05 are preserved in the city.[2] in 1932 Arys was granted the status of a work settlement, and in 1956, that of a city.[1]
The economy of Arys is centered on agriculture (grain, cotton, livestock). There are some industries as well, mostly having to do with the city's railroad origin: a railroad tie factory, an electric locomotive repair plant, and another one for the repair of railroad cargo cars.[2]
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