page_title: Karkaraly
section_title: Russian Empire
hierarchical_section_title: Karkaraly / History / Russian Empire
caption_attribution_description: Abay, Kazakh poet
context_page_description: Karkaraly, also known as Karkaralinsk, is the capital of the Karkaraly District in the Karaganda Region of Kazakhstan. Permanent settlement in the area began as a Cossack settlement, which evolved into a Kazakh cultural center due to the Koyandy Fair which took place in the town. Its population was 9,212 as of 2009.
context_section_description: Present-day Karkaraly began with the construction of a fortress in 1824, which developed into a Cossack settlement by 1827. In 1868, Karkaraly was incorporated as a town, and became the capital of a Tsarist district, which formed part of the Semipalatinsk Region.
caption: Abai Kunanbaev
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