Aral

Aral ("island") is a village in the Chu District of the Irad Special Economic Zone (ISEZ), on a strip of land between two channels of the Chu west of Nurzhan. Its population was 1,060 (2018 census).^[1] Groves of willow and poplar line the channels. Its families keep bees and dairy cattle, and several breed and train riding horses for buyers in Nurzhan.^[2]

References

1. ^ ISEZ Statistical Office (2019). 2018 Census of Population: Settlements of the Districts. Talas.
2. ^ Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Irad (2020). Directory of Agricultural Producers of the Chu District. Nurzhan.