Esik

Infobox City
official_name = Esik
native_name = Eсik
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pushpin_map_caption =Location in Kazakhstan
map_caption = Location in Kazakhstan
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Province
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subdivision_name =‎ flag|Kazakhstan
subdivision_name1 = Almaty Province
subdivision_name2 = [Talgarskiy Rayon]
established_title = First settled
established_date = XIX
established_title2 = Founded
established_date2 = 1858
established_title3 = Incorporated (city)
established_date3 = 1968
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leader_title = Akim (mayor)
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area_total_km2 = 25.8
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population_as_of=2005
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population_total = 31,314
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timezone = UTC
utc_offset = +6
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latd=43|latm=21|lats=|latNS=N
longd=77|longm=28|longs=|longEW=E
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elevation_m = 1214
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postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 040400 (town)
area_code = +7 72775
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Esik ( _kz. Есік, also spelled "Issyk", "Yesik" and "Yesyk") is a town in the Almaty Province of Kazakhstan, the admimistrative center of Enbekshikazakh District. It's located on the Issyk River, at the foot of the Tian Shan, 53 km east of Almaty and 112 km from Issyk Kul. It was founded by Cossacks in 1858 as stanitsa Nadezhdinskaya. The Issyk kurgan is nearby.

External links

* [http://www.issyk.info Unofficial website of the town]