Kurchatov

Kazakhstan / Sigis Kazakstan / Chagan /

Kurchatov (in Kazakh and Russian: Курча́тов) is a town in East Kazakhstan Province in northeast Kazakhstan. Named after Soviet nuclear physicist Igor Kurchatov, the town was once the centre of operations for the adjoining Semipalatinsk Test Site.
Population: 10,127 (2009 Census results).
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Coordinates:   50°45'18"N   78°31'48"E
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