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Karatal Destination Guide

Discover Karatal in Kazakhstan

Karatal in the region of Kazakhstan (general) is a town located in Kazakhstan - some 339 mi or ( 546 km ) East of Astana , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Karatal

Local time in Karatal is now 02:17 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Almaty " with a UTC offset of 6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Pavlodar, Öskemen, Myn-Chunkur, Komsomol'skiy, and Dolon. When in this area, you might want to check out Pavlodar . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Karatal ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Dolon (air base)

Dolon (also known as Chagan and Semipalitinsk Dolon) is an air base in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan that served as a major Cold War bomber base with significant tarmac space and over 50 revetments. Dolon Southwest, a former airfield 32 km to the south, no longer exists. In 1955, Dolon was one of only six Soviet bases capable of handling the Myasishchev M-4 (Bison) bomber. The 79th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division was created at Dolon in 1957.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 50.53 79.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Military of Kazakhstan, Soviet Long Range Aviation bases