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Kokterek, Zhambyl Region, Kazakhstan

Includes the following communities
Berlik, Zhambyl Region
Birilik, Zhambyl Region
Kokterek, Zhambyl Region
Бирлик, Жамбылская область
Коктерек, Жамбылская область
History

At one time, most of the inhabitants of Kokterek were Volga Germans.  Some had been banished to Koktrek in the 1930s as part of Stalin's kulak elimination program. Others were settled there during the 1941 deportation.

Most of the Volga Germans in Koktrek immigrated to Germany. Today, what remains of the village is called Birlik.

External Links

- Бирлик (Мойынкумский район) (Russian Wikipedia) [in Russian]

The following Volga German families lived in and around Kokterek in Kazakhstan:
Eckhardt
Funkner
from
Warenburg
Jansen
Korrell
from
Moor
Kuhn
from
Kamenka
Lorenz
from
Oberdorf
Meisner
from
Oberdorf
Schäfer
from
Oberdorf
Schimpf
from
Oberdorf
Schmunk
from
Oberdorf
Schwab
from
Schwab

Colonies

44.0612, 73.5272

Volga Colonies

Migrated From