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Turgay

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Place Names: Turgay
 
  • Location: Kazakhstan
  • Variant names: Orenburg
Lying on the Turgay River, the town was founded in 1845 as a Russian fortress called Orenburg. In 1868 Turgay Province was divided into districts and the fortress-town was renamed Turgay 'Little Bird' from the Turkish turghay.

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