Begen

Begen (Беген; Бегень) is a settlement in Beskaragay District, Abai Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the Begen Rural District (KATO code — 633635100). Population:

Geography
Begen lies 42 km to the west of the Russia-Kazakhstan border, and 45 km to the northwest of Beskaragay, the district capital. There is a shallow salt lake on the southwestern side of the village. Lake Shoshkaly lies 30 km to the northwest and Sormoildy 25 km to the NNE.