Official Name: | Otar |
Other Name: | Отар |
Pushpin Map: | Kazakhstan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kazakhstan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Kazakhstan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Zhambyl Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Korday District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Population Total: | 4540 |
Timezone: | Omsk Time |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 43.5375°N 75.2089°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 040306 |
Otar (Kazakh: Отар) is a village in the Zhambyl Region, south-eastern Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the Otar rural district (KATO code - 314851100).[1] Population: [2]
Otar is located just west of the border with the Almaty Region by the southern end of the Chu-Ili Range. 1.5km (00.9miles) to the east of the village lies the Otar Military Base.[3] [4]
Otar has a semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSk)[5] with cold winters and hot summers.
During World War II, in 1942, the 1st Uhlan Regiment of the Polish Anders' Army was stationed and organized in Otar, before it was evacuated from Kazakhstan to fight against Nazi Germany.[6]