Independent elements comprised the 715th Fighter Regiment at Lugovaya, with MiG-29s and MiG-23 'Floggers'; the 39th Reconnaissance Regiment at Balkhash, with MiG-25RBs and Su-24MR 'Fencer' aircraft, and the 486th Helicopter Regiment based at Ucharal with Mi-24 'Hind'.
Balkhash perch, a species of perch found in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and China
From the next twelve years Baqi Urmançe lived in Central Asian cities: Samarqand, Toshkent, Almaty and Balkhash.
The company's origins date back to 1930 when operations began at the Balkhash copper smelting complex in Kazakhstan.
Berg studied and determined the depth of the lakes of Central Asia, including Balkhash and Issyk Kul.
In 2007 Vladimir Popovkin, then commander of the Russian Space Forces, said that Gabala, together with Balkhash in Kazakhstan and the two stations in Ukraine, cannot be relied upon as Russia cannot be sure it will have access to them in periods of international tension and war.
Balkhash is also the habitat of 120 types of bird, including cormorants, Marbled Teal, pheasants, golden eagle and great egret; 12 of those are endangered, including White Pelican, Dalmatian Pelican, spoonbill, whooper and erne.