Ushtobe is a town and seat of Karatal District in the Jetisu Region of south-eastern Kazakhstan. Population: 24,895 ; 22,472. The Central …Ushtobe is a town and seat of Karatal District in the Jetisu Region of south-eastern Kazakhstan. Population: 24,895 ; 22,472. The Central Hospital of District is located in Ushtobe. The town is considered significant to Koryo-saram, ethnic Koreans of the mainland Soviet Union, as it served as the first dropoff point and community after their 1937 forced deportation to Central Asia. There is now a Kazakhstan–Korea Friendship Park that marks the location of their first community. There is also a Karatal Korean History Center that has exhibits with authentic houses and historical materials from their life in the area.
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