Kulan, Kazakhstan

Kulan (Kazakh Құлан, was named Lugovoe until 1992) is a small town that is the administrative center of the Turar Ryskulov District of the Jambyl Region of Kazakhstan. The phone code of the town is +772631. The postal index is 080900. A big earthquake took place in the region with the epicentre at Kulan on 23rd of May, 2003. The economic damage caused by the earthquake was estimated at around USD 120 million.

Coordinates: 42°54′36″N 72°42′54″E / 42.910°N 72.715°E / 42.910; 72.715


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