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Fun fact 4 about Karaganda

Г. Караганда. Дворец культуры горняков проспект Б-Жирау (ранее пр.Советский)
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Karaganda was often used as the punchline in a popular joke in the former Soviet Union, implying it was 'the middle of nowhere.'

Karaganda
Kazakhstan
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Karaganda

Kazakhstan

Country
Kazakhstan
Population
493.0K
Coordinates
49.80, 73.11
481st most populous city in the world

Karaganda or Karagandy is a major city in central Kazakhstan and the capital of the Karaganda Region. It is the fifth-most populous city in the country, with a population of 497,777 as of the 2020 Census, marking an increase from 459,778 in 2009 and 436,864 in 1999.

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