Kandyagash, Mugalzhar District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan

Includes the following communities

Октя́брьский, Октя́брьский район, Актюбинская область, Казахстан

History

Kandyagash was founded in 1905. In 1967, it was renamed to Oktyabrsk to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the October Revolution.

On 17 June 1997, the name was changed back to Kandyagash.

External Links

The following Volga German families settled in Oktyabrskiy:

Berschaur

from

Kratzke

Colonies

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