BegenBegen is a settlement in Beskaragay District, Abai Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the Begen Rural District. Population:GeographyBegen lies to the west of the Russia-Kazakhstan border, and to the northwest of Beskaragay, the district capital. There is a shallow salt lake on the southwestern side of the village. Lake Shoshkaly lies to the northwest and Sormoildy to the NNE.