Merki
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|native_name = {{langx|kk|Мerkı}}
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Merki ({{langx|kk|Меркі}}, Merkı) is an administrative center in the Merki region located in the Jambyl Region in the south of Kazakhstan. It is located near to the mountains that serve as a border between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. It has an estimated population of roughly 35,900. The postal code of Merki is 080500. The phone code is +7 72632. The nearest airport to Merki is located in Taraz.
Merki is located at the Kyrgyz Ala-Too mountain range that serves as a border with the Kyrgyz Republic. The international highway M39 crosses Merki and connects three big cities in Central Asia: Almaty, Bishkek and Tashkent. Historically, Merki was located close to the Great Silk Road.{{Cite web|url=http://e-history.kz/en/contents/view/318|title=Destinations and routes of the Great Silk Road · The Great Silk Way in Kazakhstan. City and Steppe · Kazakhstan in Middle Age · History of Kazakhstan · "Kazakhstan History" portal|website=e-history.kz|language=en|access-date=2018-02-11}} Merki's coat of arms symbolises an ancient city, a mosque, the Great Silk Road in the form of a caravan with camels and mountains at the top.
In 2024, Merki's akim (city mayor in Kazakh) is Zhorabek Baubekov.{{Cite news |date=March 2, 2024 |title=Аким района Баубеков Жорабек Нурмергенович изучил работу медицинского центра "Мейірім Мерке" |url=https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/zhambyl-merke?lang=ru |access-date=March 2, 2024 |work=Аким района Баубеков Жорабек Нурмергенович изучил работу медицинского центра "Мейірім Мерке"}}
People
The total number of the population of Merki region is estimated to be 100,000 people. The population of Merki consists of various ethnicities with Kazakhs constituting the main ethnic group. Among other groups are Iranian Azeris that were forced to migrate there by Bolsheviks (in 1938).
Climate
Merki has a dry-summer humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsa),{{Cite journal |title=Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria. |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02549-6/tables/1 |journal=Nature: Scientific Data |language=en}} with hot, dry summers and cold winters. The southern part of Kazakhstan including Merki is highly vulnerable to climate change.
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| location = Merki (1991–2020)
| Jan high C = 1.7
| Feb high C = 4.2
| Mar high C = 12.0
| Apr high C = 19.2
| May high C = 24.6
| Jun high C = 30.4
| Jul high C = 33.1
| Aug high C = 32.1
| Sep high C = 26.5
| Oct high C = 18.8
| Nov high C = 9.8
| Dec high C = 3.2
| year high C = 18.0
| Jan mean C = -4.1
| Feb mean C = -1.8
| Mar mean C = 5.2
| Apr mean C = 12.1
| May mean C = 17.4
| Jun mean C = 22.7
| Jul mean C = 25.3
| Aug mean C = 23.7
| Sep mean C = 17.9
| Oct mean C = 10.5
| Nov mean C = 3.0
| Dec mean C = -2.6
| year mean C = 10.8
| Jan low C = -8.3
| Feb low C = -6.1
| Mar low C = 0.0
| Apr low C = 5.9
| May low C = 10.2
| Jun low C = 14.8
| Jul low C = 17.1
| Aug low C = 15.2
| Sep low C = 9.9
| Oct low C = 4.0
| Nov low C = -1.7
| Dec low C = -6.7
| year low C = 4.5
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 24.7
| Feb precipitation mm = 32.7
| Mar precipitation mm = 44.4
| Apr precipitation mm = 66.2
| May precipitation mm = 56.4
| Jun precipitation mm = 32.8
| Jul precipitation mm = 19.8
| Aug precipitation mm = 13.5
| Sep precipitation mm = 16.8
| Oct precipitation mm = 34.1
| Nov precipitation mm = 39.9
| Dec precipitation mm = 31.1
| year precipitation mm = 412.4
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 5.9
| Feb precipitation days = 7.1
| Mar precipitation days = 7.8
| Apr precipitation days = 9.2
| May precipitation days = 8.3
| Jun precipitation days = 5.8
| Jul precipitation days = 3.7
| Aug precipitation days = 2.5
| Sep precipitation days = 2.4
| Oct precipitation days = 5.1
| Nov precipitation days = 6.3
| Dec precipitation days = 6.7
| year precipitation days = 70.8
| source 1 = NOAA{{cite web
|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Kazakhstan/CSV/Merke_38344.csv
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Merki
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = January 18, 2024}}
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{{Jambyl Region}}
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Category:Populated places in Jambyl Region
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