Kulan, Kazakhstan

Kulan (Kazakh: Құлан, Qūlan), named Lugovoe (Russian: Луговое) until 1992, is a small town that is the administrative centre of the Turar Ryskulov District of the Jambyl Region of Kazakhstan.

Kulan, Kazakhstan
Kulan, Kazakhstan is located in Kazakhstan
Kulan, Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 42.910°N 72.715°E / 42.910; 72.715
Zip code
080900
Phone+772631

The train station in Kulan is located along the route that connects Taraz, Bishkek and Shu.

On 23 May 2003, Kulan was at the epicentre of an earthquake that was estimated at 6.5–7.0 on the Richter scale.[1]

Famous Ukrainian boxers Wadimir Klitschko and Vitali Klitschko lived and studied at a school in Kulan as they were kids.[2]

References
  1. "Information Bulletin: Kazakhstan Earthquake" (PDF). International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. May 28, 2003.
  2. "Турне братьев Кличко по Казахстану". Forbes.kz. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
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