Josaly
Village in Kyzylorda region
Josaly or Zhosaly (Kazakh: Жосалы) is an urban-type settlement in the Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of Karmakshy District (KATO code - 434630100). Population: 18,983 (2009 census results); 18,997 (1999 census results).
Geography
Josaly is located on the right bank of the Syr Darya river, close to the western limit of the Daryalyktakyr plain. Zhosaly (formerly Dzhusaly) railway station, built in 1905, is located in the northern part of the town, 160 kilometers (99 mi) northwest of Kyzylorda.
Climate
Josaly has a continental desert climate (Köppen: BWk), characterized by very cold winters and very hot summers.
“Josaly” enters the record as village in Kyzylorda region. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Josaly, Village and Kyzylorda can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Josaly” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Josaly, Village and Kyzylorda provides the most credible route into that argument.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3884178. Authority coordinates are 45.489, 64.090. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2009, 1999 and 1905.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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This entry incorporates text from “Josaly” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.