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Katonkaragay District
Катонқарағай ауданы (Katonqarahay audany)
Nickname: 
Катон-Карагайский район (Katonkaragayski rayon)
Country Kazakhstan
ProvinceEast Kazakhstan Province
Administrative centerUlken Narym
Founded1928
Area
 • Total
13,167 km2 (5,084 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total
37,571
Time zoneUTC+6 (+6)

Katonkaragay, also spelled Katon-Karagay (Template:Lang-kz) is a district of East Kazakhstan Province in eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Ulken Narym (Bolshenarymskoye) (49°12′41″N 84°30′50″E / 49.2113176°N 84.5137882°E / 49.2113176; 84.5137882 (Bolshenarymskoye)[2]) (Template:Lang-kz).[3] It is the easternmost district in Kazakhstan.

Near the selo of Berel (49°22′24″N 86°26′17″E / 49.3732082°N 86.4380264°E / 49.3732082; 86.4380264 (Berel)[4]) excavations of ancient burial mounds have revealed artefacts the sophistication of which are encouraging a revaluation of the nomadic cultures of the 3rd and 4th centuries BC.[5]

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