Uzynagash () is a selo in Zhambyl District in Almaty Region of south-eastern Kazakhstan. It is the capital of the district. Population:
Location Uzynagash is a village in Zhambyl district. Its geographical location is 314 km from the Taldykorgan city to the south-west, 44 km from Almaty to the west. The village in 1929 - 1956 was a center of production of agricultural dairy products at Lenin Farmhouse. Its name in Kazakh means "Long tree", referring to the trees growing in the surrounding area.
Climate Uzynagash has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfa), characterized by cold winters and hot summers.
Notable people Askhat Kadyrkulov (born 1974), former footballer Beibut Atamkulov (born 1964), politician Dadash Babazhanov (1922–1985), machine gunner in the Red Army Nikolai Dzhumagaliev (born 1952), serial killer and cannibal
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