Zaysan (town)

Zaysan (town)

Infobox City
official_name = Zaysan
native_name = Зайсан


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name = flag|Kazakhstan
subdivision_name1 = East Kazakhstan Province
established_title = Founded: Established:
established_date = 1868 1941
leader_title =
leader_name =
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 =
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 17900
population_density_km2 =
timezone = OMST
utc_offset = +6
timezone_DST = OMSST
utc_offset_DST = +7
latd = 47
latm = 28
lats = 00
latNS = N
longd = 84
longm = 52
longs = 00
longEW = E
elevation_m = 660
elevation_ft = 2170

Zaysan (or Zaisan; Kazakh and Russian: Зайсан) is a town in the East Kazakhstan Province of Kazakhstan, the center of Zaysan District. It is situated near the southeastern corner of Lake Zaysan at an altitude of 660 meters (2170 ft) above sea level. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/KZ/15/Zaysan.html Falling Rain Global Gazetteer entry for Zaysan, Kazakhstan] . Retrieved January 29, 2006.]

Zaysan was founded in 1868 as a Russian military post. [cite book|title=The Columbia Gazetteer of the World|first=Saul|last=Cohen|publisher=Columbia University Press|year=1998|pages=3547]

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