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Moinkum, Shuskaya District, Zhambyl Region, Kazakhstan

Includes the following communities
Druzhba, Shuskaya District, Zhambyl Region
Moinkum, Shuskaya District, Zhambyl Region
Дружба, Шуский район, Жамбылская область
Мойынкум, Шуский район, Жамбылская область
History

When the Volga Germans arrived, this settlement was called Moinkum.  At some point it was changed to Druzhba, and recently back to Moinkum. Although both are located in the Zhambyl Region of Kazakhstan, this Moinkum, located about 22 kilometers north of Shu in the Shuskaya District, should not be confused with another Moinkum (also called Furmanovka) which is further northwest in the Moinkum District, about 80 kilometers from Shu.

Most Volga Germans who lived in Moinkum have immigrated to Germany.

External Links

- Мойынкум (Шуский район) (Russian wikipedia) [in Russian]

The following Volga German families settled in and around Moinkum:
Adam
Appelhans
Barthuli
Beilmann
Beratz
Blehm
Brandt
Brost
Busch
Dahlinger
Dechand
Dell
Dewald
Dieser
Dietz
Eckerdt
Elsässer
from
Galka
Engraf
Ernst
Fäßer
Feil
Feßer
Fritzler
Fromm
Galinger
Geißt
Gete
Getlein
Gette
Ginsheimer
Graf
from
Dobrinka
Grön
from
Norka
Heinrich
Heinze
Herdt
Hergert
Holzheimer
Honecker
Jakobi
Jargert
Jauck
Kaufmann
Kelln
from
Holstein
Kern
Kimmel
Kisner
Kohlmann
Kuhlmann
Kuhn
Laubhan
from
Shcherbakovka
Lehl
from
Norka
Lenz
Magel
Mai
from
Eckheim
Maier
Metzler
Mohr
Müller
Rau
Ruppel
Rutz
Schaab
Schamber
Schechtel
Schiffmann
Schira
Schmidt
Schmunk
Schneider
Schnell
Schreiner
Schwartzkopf
Sewald
from
Sewald
Steinbrecher
Störtz
Straub
from
Straub
Weber
Weibender
Weimar
Weimer
Zwetzig
from
Shcherbakovka

Colonies

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Volga Colonies

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