Sozak
Sozak
Sozaq | |
|---|---|
  Sozak Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates:44°08′N68°28′E/ 44.133°N 68.467°E | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Region | South Kazakhstan Region |
| District | Sozak District |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,335 |
| Climate | BWk |
Sozak,orSozaq(Kazakh:Созақ,Sozaq,سوزاق, alsoRussifiedSuzak), is a village inSozak District,South Kazakhstan Region,Kazakhstan.
History
[edit]Sozaq was the capital of theKazakh Khanatefrom c. 1465-1469. In February 1930, there was ananti-Sovietinsurgencyin the village, following which the administrative center of the district was transferred to the village ofSholakkorgan.[1]
References
[edit]- ^Niccolò Pianciola; Paolo Sartori (2013). "Interpreting an insurgency in Soviet Kazakhstan: the OGPU, Islam and Qazaq 'Clans' in Suzak, 1930".Islam, Society and States Across the Qazaq Steppe:297–340.
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