Chundzha
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Chundzha
Чонҗа Шонжы | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Chundzha Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 43°32′30″N 79°28′13″E / 43.54167°N 79.47028°E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | Almaty Region |
| District | Uygur District |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 17,263[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (Time in Kazakhstan) |
Chundzha (Uyghur: Чонҗа, Chonja, Kazakh: Шонжы, Şonjy) is a selo and the administrative center of Uygur District of the Almaty Region in south-eastern Kazakhstan. It is located on the A352 road.
Thermal springs in Chundzha
The most famous thermal baths are located in the village of Chundzha, 250 km from Almaty, where the journey by car takes about 4–4.5 hours. The water in the springs has a high content of radon and silicon. Water from the thermal springs is used to treat various conditions, including diseases of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts.
According to studies carried out in 2010, the water in the springs of the Karadalinsky field in the Uygur district of the Almaty region is a medicinal and potable, weakly mineralized acrotherm (hypertherm) with a complex sodium sulfate-hydrocarbonate-chloride composition.[3]