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St George's Church, Kokshetau

Kokshetau, Kazakhstan

The St. George's Church Kokshetau (Kazakh, Mäsıhtıñ qaita tırılu şırkeuı, ́ ́, or Georgyevskaya tserkov) was a Russian Orthodox church dedicated to the Saint George. It was located on the north-eastern slope of Bukpa Hill in Kokshetau, the capital of Akmola Region in the northern part of Kazakhstan. The church was constructed between 1846 and 1847, consecrated in 1851, and then in 1875, the church was dismantled and moved to the public square in Kokshetau and consecrated again on January 11, 1876. It was destroyed in 1940 (1940). It was the first church built in Kokshetau.

Church data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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