Shalkar
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Shalkar Шалқар |
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Mamedova Street
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 Shalkar
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| Coordinates: 47°50′N 59°36′E / 47.833°N 59.600°ECoordinates: 47°50′N 59°36′E / 47.833°N 59.600°E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | Aktobe Region |
| District | Shalkar District |
| Settlement | 1870 |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 26,574 |
| Time zone | Yekaterinburg Time (UTC+5) |
Shalkar (Kazakh: 
Шалқар) is a town and the administrative center of Shalkar District in Aktobe Region of western Kazakhstan. The town is located north of the Ülken Borsyk Desert, close to Lake Shalkar. Population: 26,574 (2009 Census results); 26,329 (1999 Census results).
Shalkar (Chelkar) was founded in 1870 as a settlement. At the time, Chelkar was a part of Irgizsky Uyezd of Turgay Oblast and was connected to Yrgyz by a road. In the 1900s, the railroad connecting Orenburg and Tashkent was built. Chelkar became an important railway station. Between 1905 and 1907 the station building, the locomotive depot, as well as other facilities including a school and a hospital, were built. In 1918, Chelkar was an area of battles during the Russian Civil War.
In 1920, Turgay Oblast was transformed to Turgay Governorate, and in 1921, it was abolished and included into Orenburg-Turgay Governorate. On May 26, 1921 Irgizsky District, a successor of Irgizsky Uyezd, was transferred to Aktyubinsk Governorate of Kirghiz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. On July 5, 1922 the district was abolished, and Shalkar became the administrative center of Chelkarsky Uyezd. In 1925, the republic was renamed Kazak Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic. On January 17, 1928 the governorate was abolished, and Chelkar was transferred to Aktyubinsk Okrug. The uyezds were abolished as well, and Chelkarsky Raion (District) was established.
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