Esik, also spelled Yesik and Issyk, is a town in Almaty Region of Kazakhstan, the administrative center of Enbekshikazakh District. It is located on the Issyk River, at the foot of the Tian Shan, 53 km east of Almaty and 112 km over the mountains from Issyk Kul Lake. Population: 34,355 (2009 census results); 31,254 (1999 census results).
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It was founded by Cossacks in 1858 as stanitsa Nadezhdinskaya. The Issyk kurgan of the famous "Golden Man" is nearby.
The nearby Issyk Lake (not to be confused with the much greater Issyk Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan) is mostly famous for the way it was created (as a result of an ancient natural landslide damming a valley), destroyed (another natural landslide destroying that dam in 1963, with a subsequent damage to the city of Esik as well), and re-created (with human help).
From the Wikipedia article Esik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Towns around Esik
- Talghar18 km W
- Otegen Batyra36 km W
- Almaty45 km W
- Burunday48 km W
- Konayev65 km NW
- Shelek70 km NE
- Kyzyl-Suu121 km S
- Karakol123 km SE
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