Abstract
The article is devoted to the inventory and classification of toponyms, presumably of Turkic origin in the border area of the Russian Federation with the Republic of Kazakhstan. The main task is the primary collection of geographical names of 12 border administrative entities of the Russian Federation with the Republic of Kazakhstan. The inventory of items was made using topographic maps of 1:1,000,000 scale, as well as a variety of stock, reference domestic and foreign sources. Toponyms make it possible to identify the historical stages of settlement, the areas of ethnic groups, historical, political and socio-economic changes that have taken place on the territory for many centuries. As a result of the inventory and systematization, three main groups of toponyms were identified: oikonyms, hydronyms and oronyms. As a result of the inventory, 1237 surviving toponyms were identified, presumably of Turkic origin in the border area of the Russian Federation with the Republic of Kazakhstan, including 647 oikonyms, 41 oronyms, 549 hydronyms. On the basis of the identified toponyms, using a geoinformation program, cartographic material was created that allows you to have a visual representation of their location, determine the places of accumulation and other.