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Akkaynar

Coordinates: 43°10′0″N 76°2′22″E / 43.16667°N 76.03944°E / 43.16667; 76.03944
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Akkaynar
Аққайнар
village
Akkaynar is located in Kazakhstan
Akkaynar
Akkaynar
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 43°10′0″N 76°2′22″E / 43.16667°N 76.03944°E / 43.16667; 76.03944
CountryKazakhstan
RegionAlmaty Region
DistrictZhambyl District
Population
 (2009)
 • Total
2,754
Time zoneUTC+6 (Omsk Time)
Postal code
040602
Area code72770

Akkaynar (Kazakh: Аққайнар, Aqqainar), formerly Prudki, is an agricultural village in Almaty Region of south-eastern Kazakhstan. It is located approximately 40 kilometres west of Kaskelen, not far from the border with Kyrgyzstan. There are petroglyphs in the lower parts of the namesake river valley, discovered in 2001 C.E. by J. Abubekerov and R. Sala.

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