Jetysu district | |
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City Districts | |
Coordinates: Coordinates: 43°18′42″N76°55′44″E / 43.3116°N 76.9288°E | |
Country | Kazakhstan |
Province | Almaty |
Government | |
• Akim | Kokobaeva Gulnara Akhmetzhanovna [1] |
Time zone | UTC+6 (UTC+6) |
Jetisu district is a district of Almaty, Kazakhstan. [2] [3]
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