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Merke Destination Guide

Touring Merke in Kazakhstan

Merke in the region of Kazakhstan (general) is located in Kazakhstan - some 658 mi or ( 1060 km ) South-East of Astana , the country's capital city .

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Time in Merke is now 04:50 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Almaty " with a UTC offset of 6 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Taldykorgan, Oktyabr, Tyup, Teploklyuchenka, and Pokrovka. Being here already, consider visiting Taldykorgan . Check out our recommendations for Merke ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Moinak Hydro Power Plant

The Moinak Hydro Power Plant (Мойнакская ГЭС) is a hydro power plant on the Charyn River south of Almaty in Almaty Province of Kazakhstan. It is currently under construction and will be built in December 2011. It will have 2 individual turbines with a nominal output of around 150 MW which will deliver up to 300 MW of power and will generate 1.27 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year.

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Located at 43.06 78.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Hydroelectric power stations in Kazakhstan