Janatas
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Janatas ({{langx|kk|Жаңатас}}, Zhaŋatas, {{langx|ru|Жанатас}}) is a town in Sarysu District of Jambyl Region of southern Kazakhstan.{{cite web|url=http://www.zhambyl.gov.kz/index.php?action=contents&page=2&lan=rus|title=Характеристика|publisher=The official portal of akimat of Jambyl Region|language=Russian|accessdate=13 July 2013|archive-date=30 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630150602/http://www.zhambyl.gov.kz/index.php?action=contents&page=2&lan=rus|url-status=dead}} The name means "New stone" in Kazakh, referring to the newly found phosphorite deposits.{{cite web|url=http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enc_geo/8763/%D0%96%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%81|title=Жанатас|publisher=Географические названия мира: Топонимический словарь|language=Russian|accessdate=17 March 2015}} Janatas serves as the administrative center of the district. Population: {{Kz-census2009|20,731|punct=;}} {{Kz-census1999|25,927|punct=.}}
Geography
The town lies north of the Karatau slopes, by the banks of the Burkittі (Бүркітті) river, a left tributary of the Shabakty. Saudakent village is located {{convert|25|km|sp=us}} to the northeast.{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/k-42.jpg|title=K-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date=24 October 2022}}
History
Janatas was founded in 1964 as a settlement to serve the phosphorite deposits. In 1969, it was granted town status.
The town was steadily growing until the 1990s, when most industrial enterprises closed down owing to economic hardships, and population started to decline. As of 2013, some of residential areas stand deserted.{{cite web|url=http://www.ktk.kz/ru/news/video/2013/11/04/25129|title=Жанатас - город, куда раньше стремились и откуда теперь бегут|last=Яломенко|first=Анна|publisher=АО «КТК»|language=Russian|accessdate=17 March 2015}}
Economy
=Industry=
As of 2013, the only functioning industrial enterprise in the town is the phosphorite factory.
In May 2024, EuroChem signed an agreement with China National Chemical Engineering Company for the design, construction and commissioning of a chemical complex in Janatas. The combined total investment in the project with be over $1 billion USD, and will involve the construction of a phosphate mining complex, a sulfuric acid facility, and a chemical complex. The planned annual output will exceed over 1 million tonnes of mineral fertilizers and assosciated industrial products annually. The plant will utilize technology that will enable it to avoid phosphogypsum waste, replacing it with eco-friendly synthetic gypsum and calcium chloride.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-14 |title=EuroChem launches Phase III of Kazakhstan investment project {{!}} EuroChem Group |url=https://www.eurochemgroup.com/media-announcements/eurochem-launches-phase-iii-of-kazakhstan-investment-project/,%20https://www.eurochemgroup.com/media-announcements/eurochem-launches-phase-iii-of-kazakhstan-investment-project/ |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=www.eurochemgroup.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=staff |first=Global Gypsum |date=2024-05-17 |title=EuroChem launches latest phase of chemical complex project in Kazakhstan that will produce synthetic gypsum as a byproduct |url=https://www.globalgypsum.com/news/item/2104-eurochem-launches-latest-phase-of-chemical-complex-project-in-kazakhstan-that-will-produce-synthetic-gypsum-as-a-byproduct |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=www.globalgypsum.com}}