50°16′N67°22′E / 50.267°N 67.367°E /50.267; 67.367
| Torgay Region Торғай облысы | |
|---|---|
| Region of theSoviet Union,Kazakhstan | |
| 1970–1997 | |
| Capital | Arkalyk |
| History | |
• Established | 23 November 1970 |
• Disestablished | 1997 |
| Political subdivisions | districts |
Torgay Region (alsoTurgay Region,Turgay Oblast,Kazakh:Торғай облысы, Russian:Тургайская область,Turgayskaya Oblast) was anoblast (a first-level administrative and municipal unit) of theKazakh Soviet Socialist Republic and of independentKazakhstan from 1970 to 1988 and from 1990 to 1997.[1] Its seat was in the city ofArkalyk. The region was located in the center of Kazakhstan, and its territory is currently divided betweenKostanay andAkmola Regions.
Turgay Region was established on 23 November 1970 on the lands that previously belonged to Kostanay andTselinograd Regions.[2] It was abolished in 1988 with its area going back to Kostanay and Tselinograd Oblasts, but was restored in 1990 along its same boundaries. It was again abolished in 1997 with its territory once again being split between its two predecessor regions.