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{{Infobox Settlement

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'''Janatas''' ({{lang-kz|Жаңатас}}, '''Zhanatas''', {{lang-ru|Жанатас}}) is a town in [[Sarysu District]] of [[Jambyl Region]] of southern [[Kazakhstan]].<ref name="akimat">{{cite web|url=http://www.zhambyl.gov.kz/index.php?action=contents&page=2&lan=rus|title=Характеристика|publisher=The official portal of akimat of Jambyl Region|language=Russian|accessdate=13 July 2013}}</ref> It is located in the desert in the northwest of the region, at the border with [[South Kazakhstan Region]]. The name means "New stone" in Kazakh, referring to the newly found [[phosphorite]] deposits.<ref name="geo">{{cite web|url=http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enc_geo/8763/%D0%96%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%81|title=Жанатас|publisher=Географические названия мира: Топонимический словарь|language=Russian|accessdate=17 March 2015}}</ref> Janatas serves as the administrative center of the district. Population: {{Kz-census2009|20,731|punct=;}} {{Kz-census1999|25,927|punct=.}}

==History==
Janatas was founded in 1964 as a settlement to serve the phosphorite deposits. In 1969, it was granted town status.<ref name="geo"/>

The town was steadily growing until the 1990sd, when most of the industrial enterprises closed down doe to economy crisis, and population started to decline. As of 2013, some of residential areas stand deserted.<ref name="ktk">{{cite web|url=http://www.ktk.kz/ru/news/video/2013/11/04/25129|title=Жанатас - город, куда раньше стремились и откуда теперь бегут|last=Яломенко|first=Анна|publisher=АО «КТК»,|language=Russian|accessdate=17 March 2015}}</ref>

==Economy==
===Industry===
As of 2013, the only functioning industrial enterprise in the town is the [[phosphorite]] factory.<ref name="ktk"/>

===Transportation===
Janatas is connected by railway with [[Taraz]]. There is no passenger service.

There is road access to [[European route E40|E40]] and further to Taraz and [[Shymkent]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Jambyl Region}}

[[Category:Populated places in Jambyl Region]]

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