Kapchagay
From Kazakhstan Encyclopedia
Template:Infobox settlement Kapshagay (Template:Lang-kk, Template:Lang-ru) is a city in Almaty Region of Kazakhstan.<ref>National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Geonames database entry. (search) Accessed 2011-05-12.</ref> It is located on the Ili River, and has been built along with the construction of Kapshagay Dam on that river in the 1960s. The dam has formed Kapshagay Reservoir (a.k.a. Lake Kapshagay), a popular weekend destination for beach-goers from Almaty. Population: Template:Kz-census2009 Template:Kz-census1999