Saryshaghan (Kazakh: Сарышаған, Saryşağan) is a town in Kazakhstan located on the coast of Lake Balkhash at Latitude (DMS): 46° 7' 9 N Longitude (DMS): 73° 37' 9 E in Karaganda Region. Its population is estimated at 11,000 inhabitants.
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Saryshaghan
Сарышаған | |
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City | |
![]() ![]() Saryshaghan Location in Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan | |
Coordinates: 46°07′N 73°37′E | |
Country | Kazakhstan |
Region | Karaganda Region |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (UTC+6) |
Sary Shagan is a site of the major antiballistic missile defense test range in the Soviet Union.[1] The first nonnuclear intercept of a ballistic missile warhead by a missile was accomplished there on 4 March 1961.
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