Karaganda Region
Following World War II, Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union, had many ethnic Germans deported to the area.[8][9] In July 2019, remains of a young couple buried face to face dated 4,000 years back were unearthed in Karaganda Region in central Kazakhstan by a group of archaeologists led by Igor Kukushkin from Saryarka Archaeological Institute in Karaganda.Kukushkin supposes that they were from a 'noble family' thanks to the buried gold and jewelry artifacts, ceramic pots, women's two bracelets on each arm beads, and remains of horses and knives found in the grave.The Ishim and Nura are replenished with water from the Irtysh, supplied by the 451 km long Irtysh–Karaganda Canal.[15] Ethnic groups (2020):[16] The region is administratively divided into districts, as well as the cities of Karaganda, Balkhash, Saran, Shakhtinsk, and Temirtau.