Atbasar
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Atbasar ({{langx|kk|Атбасар}}, Atbasar) is a town in Atbasar District, Akmola Region of the northern Kazakhstan. It was founded in 1845. Atbasar is the 44th biggest city in Kazakhstan. Atbasar lies at an altitude of 282 meters above sea level.
Population: {{Kz-census2009|30,436|punct=;}}{{Kz-census1999|32,288|punct=.}}
Geography
Atbasar lies by the Zhabay River, a tributary of the Ishim.{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/n-42.jpg|title=N-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date= 2 November 2024}}
Climate
Kazakhstan's lowest recorded temperature was at Atbasar, when it reached {{convert|-57|C}} in January 1893.{{cite web|title=Climate and weather of Kazakhstan|url=http://www.advantour.com/kazakhstan/weather.htm|publisher=Advantour, Tashkent|accessdate=10 December 2016}}
Heavy rains in April 2017 caused a dam to rupture, leaving the whole town under water.{{cite web|title=Flooding Sparks Complaints, Finger-Pointing|url=http://www.eurasianet.org/node/83406|publisher=EurasiaNet.org|accessdate=1 May 2017}}
{{Weather box
| location = Atbasar (1991–2020, extremes 1901–present)
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| single line = Yes
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| Jan record high C = 6.1
| Feb record high C = 3.3
| Mar record high C = 17.4
| Apr record high C = 30.5
| May record high C = 36.3
| Jun record high C = 39.9
| Jul record high C = 41.6
| Aug record high C = 40.0
| Sep record high C = 37.2
| Oct record high C = 28.4
| Nov record high C = 15.9
| Dec record high C = 3.7
| year record high C = 41.6
| Jan high C = -12.5
| Feb high C = -11.0
| Mar high C = -3.5
| Apr high C = 11.1
| May high C = 21.0
| Jun high C = 25.8
| Jul high C = 26.7
| Aug high C = 25.6
| Sep high C = 19.1
| Oct high C = 10.3
| Nov high C = -2.4
| Dec high C = -9.8
| year high C = 8.4
| Jan mean C = -16.9
| Feb mean C = -15.8
| Mar mean C = -8.3
| Apr mean C = 4.9
| May mean C = 13.7
| Jun mean C = 18.8
| Jul mean C = 19.9
| Aug mean C = 18.3
| Sep mean C = 11.8
| Oct mean C = 4.1
| Nov mean C = -6.6
| Dec mean C = -14.0
| year mean C = 2.5
| Jan low C = -21.4
| Feb low C = -20.6
| Mar low C = -13.1
| Apr low C = -1.1
| May low C = 6.0
| Jun low C = 11.3
| Jul low C = 13.0
| Aug low C = 11.1
| Sep low C = 5.0
| Oct low C = -1.2
| Nov low C = -10.4
| Dec low C = -18.4
| year low C = -3.3
| Jan record low C = -57.0
| Feb record low C = -43.1
| Mar record low C = -39.1
| Apr record low C = -27.5
| May record low C = -11.0
| Jun record low C = -4.1
| Jul record low C = 2.5
| Aug record low C = -5.4
| Sep record low C = -9.1
| Oct record low C = -23.8
| Nov record low C = -36.4
| Dec record low C = -43.5
| year record low C = -57.0
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 19.0
| Feb precipitation mm = 17.2
| Mar precipitation mm = 19.3
| Apr precipitation mm = 19.9
| May precipitation mm = 28.3
| Jun precipitation mm = 41.0
| Jul precipitation mm = 49.5
| Aug precipitation mm = 29.6
| Sep precipitation mm = 19.0
| Oct precipitation mm = 23.7
| Nov precipitation mm = 21.5
| Dec precipitation mm = 23.6
| year precipitation mm =
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 6.0
|Feb precipitation days = 4.9
|Mar precipitation days = 5.1
|Apr precipitation days = 4.7
|May precipitation days = 6.0
|Jun precipitation days = 5.7
|Jul precipitation days = 7.3
|Aug precipitation days = 5.4
|Sep precipitation days = 4.3
|Oct precipitation days = 5.5
|Nov precipitation days = 5.6
|Dec precipitation days = 6.6
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| Jan sun = 103
| Feb sun = 140
| Mar sun = 194
| Apr sun = 235
| May sun = 293
| Jun sun = 326
| Jul sun = 323
| Aug sun = 286
| Sep sun = 219
| Oct sun = 134
| Nov sun = 93
| Dec sun = 84
| year sun = 2430
| source 1 = Pogoda.ru.net{{cite web
| url = http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/35078.htm
| title = Климат Атбасар
| language = ru
| publisher = Weather and Climate (Погода и климат)
| access-date = January 3, 2022}}
| source 2 = NOAA (sun 1961–1990)
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/TABLES/REG_II/KS/35078.TXT
| title = Atbasar Climate Normals 1961–1990
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = January 3, 2022}}{{cite web
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Kazakhstan/CSV/Atbasar_35078.csv
| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020: Atbasar
| format = CSV
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = 2 August 2023}}}}
How to get to Atbasar
The capital, Astana is 3.5 hours away by train.{{cite web|title=Train schedule 108 Київ-пасажирський-Астана|url=https://gd.tickets.ua/en/railwaytracker/train/108~~~640|website=Tickets.ua|accessdate=15 January 2017}} A narrow-gauge railway line running TU2 diesel locomotives provides local freight transport.{{cite web|title=TU2 diesel locomotive|url=http://memim.com/tu2-diesel-locomotive.html|website=Memim.com|accessdate=15 January 2017}}
Atbasar also has a small airport.
Environment
Concern has been raised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe about exposure of the city to airborne uranium ore dust produced during the transfer of the ore from between railway flatcars.{{cite web|title=Committee on Environmental Policy - Environmental Performance Reviews - Kazakhstan|url=https://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/epr/epr_studies/kazakhstan.pdf|publisher=United Nations Economic Commission for Europe|page=82|accessdate=15 January 2017}}
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170803090139/http://www.panoramio.com/photo/45824617 Panoramio — Photo of Панорама Атбасара]
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Category:Populated places in Akmola Region