Kengir Reservoir
A dammed stretch of the Kengir River lies along the town, its uneven, branching shoreline forming the one soft, organic shape in a map otherwise made of straight lines.
Minimalist map poster · Kazakhstan
Zhezqazghan Map Poster & Print
47.7941° N / 67.7063° E
A planned Soviet grid set in open steppe beside the Kengir Reservoir, edged by the pits and terraces of a copper-mining district
- What you see is exactly what you get
- Up to 7,200 × 10,800 px · 300 DPI
- PNG + print-ready PDF
- No watermark
One city, five moods
Zhezqazghan in every style
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Actual pixels · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
Every street in Zhezqazghan, razor sharp
This is a 100% crop of the real print file. Every poster — printed, framed or downloaded — is rendered on our servers at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, so even the smallest lanes stay crisp on a 24 × 36″ print.
On the wall
Zhezqazghan at home
The map
About this Zhezqazghan map poster
Zhezqazghan sits in the dry steppe of central Kazakhstan, and from above it reads as a deliberate piece of planning. Blocks of residential streets fall into an orderly grid, broad avenues cut straight lines between them, and the built area stops abruptly where the open land begins. There is little sprawl to soften the edges, so the town appears as a compact, geometric island surrounded by empty ground.
The city grew around copper. Deposits in the area have been worked for a long time, and in the Soviet period Zhezqazghan became one of the main centres of copper mining and smelting in the country. On a map, that history shows as industrial land, rail spurs and worked ground outside the residential core. A Zhezqazghan map poster keeps both halves together: the tidy housing grid and the heavier industrial pattern around it.
Water is the other defining line. The Kengir River was dammed to form a reservoir along the town's edge, and its irregular shoreline makes a clear contrast with the straight streets beside it. Zhezqazghan is also tied to the Kengir camp uprising of 1954, part of the Gulag's history, and today it serves as the administrative centre of the Ulytau Region, created in 2022.
- Population
- 104,000
- Coordinates
- 47.7941° N / 67.7063° E
- Elevation
- 397 m
- Time zone
- Almaty
- Region
- Zhezqazghan, Kazakhstan
Planned street grid
Residential blocks follow a regular Soviet layout of parallel streets and wide avenues, giving the centre a clean, repeating texture that prints clearly at every poster size.
Mining landscape
Beyond the housing, copper workings, industrial sites and rail lines spread into the steppe, adding denser, more irregular marks that show why the city was built here.
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Frame your part of Zhezqazghan
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Zhezqazghan
A map that means something
For people who grew up or worked here, the map holds a whole town in one frame: the streets walked to school, the shore of the reservoir, the plants on the horizon. For others it is a clean study of a planned steppe city, spare and graphic on a wall.
The poster can carry your own title, subtitle and coordinates line, whether that is a family name, a year of arrival or a date that matters. Choose from Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand, as a $9 set of digital HD files or as a printed poster with an optional wooden frame.
Order the Zhezqazghan posterWhat's in the HD download300 DPINo watermarkPNG + PDF
| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Zhezqazghan map poster — FAQ
How do I order the Zhezqazghan poster?
Pick a style at the top of the page, then choose Printed Poster — a size and, if you like, a frame — or Digital HD Files. Checkout takes one step, and your order page updates as soon as the payment goes through.
What is the printed Zhezqazghan poster like?
It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Can I order the Zhezqazghan poster framed?
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
How long does delivery take, and what does it cost?
Shipping is free to 60+ countries. Each poster is printed by the nearest of our print partners in 30+ countries and usually arrives in 3–7 business days. You can follow the status and tracking under My Orders. A few countries take 2–5 weeks, and where we don't ship yet, the site tells you before you pay.
What if my poster arrives damaged?
Send us a photo within 14 days of delivery and we will reprint it for free or refund you.
Can I add our names or a date to the Zhezqazghan poster?
Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
What do I get with the digital HD files?
For $9 you get 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in all six sizes, without a watermark, to print anywhere. Not sure yet? Download a free watermarked preview first.
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