Kengir
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Kengir is a village in central Kazakhstan
. During the Soviet era, a prison labor camp of Steplag division of Gulag
in Kazakhstan
was set up adjacent to it. The camp, which was situated near the central-Kazakhstan city of Dzhezkazgan
, near the Kara-Kengir River, and held approximately 5,200 prisoners, was notable for the prisoner uprising that took place there in the summer of 1954 (see Kengir uprising
). After the camp was closed, a big automotive depot was placed there.
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
. During the Soviet era, a prison labor camp of Steplag division of Gulag
Gulag
The Gulag was the government agency that administered the main Soviet forced labor camp systems. While the camps housed a wide range of convicts, from petty criminals to political prisoners, large numbers were convicted by simplified procedures, such as NKVD troikas and other instruments of...
in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
was set up adjacent to it. The camp, which was situated near the central-Kazakhstan city of Dzhezkazgan
Dzhezkazgan
Jezkazgan or Zhezkazgan , formerly known as Dzhezkazgan , is a city in Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan, on a reservoir of the Kara-Kengir River. The city population is of 90,000...
, near the Kara-Kengir River, and held approximately 5,200 prisoners, was notable for the prisoner uprising that took place there in the summer of 1954 (see Kengir uprising
Kengir uprising
The Kengir uprising was a prisoner uprising that took place in the Soviet prison labor camp Kengir in May and June 1954. Its duration and intensity distinguished it from other Gulag uprisings in the same period ....
). After the camp was closed, a big automotive depot was placed there.
See also
- Kengir uprisingKengir uprisingThe Kengir uprising was a prisoner uprising that took place in the Soviet prison labor camp Kengir in May and June 1954. Its duration and intensity distinguished it from other Gulag uprisings in the same period ....
- Vorkuta uprisingVorkuta UprisingThe Vorkuta Uprising was a major uprising of the concentration camp inmates at the Vorkuta Gulag in Vorkuta, Russia in July–August 1953, shortly after the arrest of Lavrentiy Beria. The uprising was violently stopped by the camp administration after two weeks of bloodless standoff.Vorkuta Rechlag ...
- List of Gulag camps
- Kara-Kengir River