Atbasar ( Kazakh : Атбасар , Atbasar ) is a town in Atbasar District , Akmola Region of the northern Kazakhstan . It was founded in 1845. Atbasar is the 44th biggest city in Kazakhstan . Atbasar lies at an altitude of 282 meters above sea level.
5-654: Population: 30,436 (2009 Census results);32,288 (1999 Census results). Atbasar lies by the Zhabay River, a tributary of the Ishim . Kazakhstan's lowest recorded temperature was at Atbasar, measured at −57 °C (−71 °F). Heavy rains in April 2017 caused a dam to rupture, leaving the whole town under water. The capital, Astana is 3.5 hours away by train. A narrow-gauge railway line running TU2 diesel locomotives provides local freight transport. Atbasar also has
10-544: A small airport . Concern has been raised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe about exposure of the city to airborne uranium ore dust produced during the transfer of the ore from between railway flatcars . Zhabay The Zhabay ( Kazakh : Жабай ; Russian : Жабай ) is a river in Zerendy , Sandyktau and Atbasar districts, Akmola Region , Kazakhstan . It has
15-537: A length of 196 km (122 mi) and a basin size of 8,800 km (3,400 sq mi). The river passes by Sandyktau , Balkashino and Atbasar towns. The water is used in local farms mainly for agricultural field irrigation and watering cattle. The Zhabay is a right tributary of the Ishim . It has its sources in the Zerendi Mountains , a subrange of the Kokshetau Hills . It flows in
20-473: A roughly SSW direction all along its course and joins the right bank of the Ishim near Timashevka . The channel in the lower course is wide and flowing slowly. Its width reaches up to 400 m (0.25 mi). The river water is fresh, with a salinity between 0.8 g/L (0.13 oz/imp gal) and 1.0 g/L (0.16 oz/imp gal). The Zhabay freezes towards the end of October and stays under ice until
25-645: The second half of April. Variations in level are marked, depending from the season and the year. There were catastrophic floods in 2014 and 2017, affecting mainly Atbasar town. The main tributaries of the Zhabay are the 92 km (57 mi) long Zylandy, the Idabol and the Sarymsakty. There are very few lakes in its basin. Together with the Kamysakty , Kalkutan , Terisakkan , Akkanburlyk and Imanburlyk ,
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