Zhanakorgan

Zhanakorgan (Kazakh: Жаңақорған, Jańaqorǵan) is an urban-type settlement and the administrative center of Zhanakorgan District in Kyzylorda Region of Kazakhstan.[1] This may be to 'Yani Kurgan' (new tumulus) captured in 1861 during the Russian conquest of Turkestan.

References
  1. "Zhanakorgan, Kazakhstan - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". geographic.org.

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