Arys, Kazakhstan
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Arys (Kazakh: Арыс; Russian: Арыс, earlier Арысь), is a town in South Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan. Population: 62,197 (2009 Census results);[1] 59,280 (1999 Census results).[1]
Arys is the junction of two important rail lines: Trans-Aral Railway (Orenburg-Arys-Tashkent) and Turkestan-Siberia Railway (Arys-Almaty-Barnaul). The Arys station was built ca. 1904 as a station on the Trans-Aral line;[2] a number of buildings and structures dating to 1902-05 are preserved in the city.[3] in 1932 Arys was granted the status of a work settlement, and in 1956, that of a city.[2]
The economy of Arys is centered on agriculture (grain, cotton, livestock). There are some industries as well, mostly having to do with the city's railroad origin: a railroad tie factory, an electric locomotive repair plant, and another one for the repair of railroad cargo cars.[3]
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 City of Arys, General information (Russian)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Profile of the city's industries and economy (Индустриально-экономический профиль) (Russian)
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