Kurshim

Kurshim
Kurshim
	Kurshim
	Coordinates: 48°34′20″N 83°39′15″E / 48.57222°N 83.65417°ECoordinates: 48°34′20″N 83°39′15″E / 48.57222°N 83.65417°E
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	East Kazakhstan
District	Kurshim
Population (2009)
• Total	8,490
Time zone	UTC+6 (+6)

Kurshim, also Kurchum or Kurchim (Kazakh: Күршім) is a selo and administrative center of Kurshim District of East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. Population: 8,490 (2009 Census results);^[1] 10,502 (1999 Census results).^[1]

The Kurchum River flows past the town and Lake Zaysan lies to the south.^[2]^[3] The town lies on the road between the villages of to the north-west and to the east; this road connects with the in the southeast which leads to Jeminay across the Chinese border in Xinjiang. The town is served by a small airport, , and Antonov An-2 biplanes fly in and out of the airport.^[4] In late 1989 or early 1990 the town was affected by an earthquake which destroyed the Kurchum Hospital,^[5] amongst other buildings. The landscape around the town is dominated by estuarine plains.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
^ Asociación Española de Ingeniería Sísmica; International Association for Earthquake Engineering (1992). Proceedings of the Tenth World Conference on Earthquake Engineering: 19–24 July 1992, Madrid, Spain. Taylor & Francis. p. 40. ISBN 978-90-5410-060-7. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
^ Brummell, Paul (24 October 2008). Bradt Kazakhstan. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 215. ISBN 978-1-84162-234-7. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
^ United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service (1 January 1991). Daily Report: Soviet Union. The Service. p. 74. Retrieved 16 March 2012.

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[kz2009Census-1] "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

[SísmicaEngineering1992-2] Asociación Española de Ingeniería Sísmica; International Association for Earthquake Engineering (1992). Proceedings of the Tenth World Conference on Earthquake Engineering: 19–24 July 1992, Madrid, Spain. Taylor & Francis. p. 40. ISBN 978-90-5410-060-7. Retrieved 16 March 2012.

[GM-3] Maps (Map). Google Maps.

[Brummell2008-4] Brummell, Paul (24 October 2008). Bradt Kazakhstan. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 215. ISBN 978-1-84162-234-7. Retrieved 16 March 2012.

[Service1991-5] United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service (1 January 1991). Daily Report: Soviet Union. The Service. p. 74. Retrieved 16 March 2012.

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v t East Kazakhstan Region
Capital: Oskemen
Districts	Abay Ayagoz Beskaragay Borodulikha Glubokoye Katonkaragay Kokpekti Kurshim Shemonaikha Tarbagatay Ulan Urzhar Zaysan Zharma Zyryan
Major cities	Ayagoz Charsk Kurchatov Oskemen Ridder Semey Serebryansk Shemonaikha Zaysan Zyryanovsk