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Shymkent
Шымкент
Skyline of Shymkent
Shymkent (Kazakhstan)
Shymkent
Shymkent
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 42°30′0″N 69°60′0″E / 42.5, 70
Country ‎ Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Province South Kazakhstan Province
Founded 12th century
Government
 - Akim (mayor) Anarbek Orman
Elevation 506 m (1,660 ft)
Population (2007)
 - Total 539,600
Time zone BTT (UTC+6)
Postal code 160000

Shymkent (Kazakh: Шымкент) is the capital city of South Kazakhstan Province, the most populated region in Kazakhstan. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the Kazakhstan is divided into 14 Provinces ( облыстар / oblystar; singular облысы / oblysy; области / oblasti; singular область South Kazakhstan ( Оңтүстік Қазақстан облысы) is the southernmost province of Kazakhstan, with a population of 2282500 people A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Bhutan Time (BTT is the Time zone of Bhutan. It is +600 hrs ahead of Universal Time Coordinated ( UTC+6) UTC+6 is a band of Timezones separated from the Greenwich Mean Time by 6 hours A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a Kazakh (also Qazaq and variants natively kk Qazaq tili, kk Қазақ тілі; pronounced tˈlə is a Turkic language closely related to South Kazakhstan ( Оңтүстік Қазақстан облысы) is the southernmost province of Kazakhstan, with a population of 2282500 people Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the It is the third most populous city in Kazakhstan behind Almaty and Astana with a population of 539,600, (as of 1 June 2007) [1], with one of the largest greater-metropolitan-area populations in Kazakhstan. Almaty ( Алматы; formerly known as Alma-Ata ( Алма-Ата) also Verniy, (Верный is the largest city in Kazakhstan Astana ( Kazakh: Астана آستانه former names include Akmola, Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, and Aqmola) is the capital Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. It is a major railroad junction on the Turkestan-Siberia Railway and a notable cultural center and has also an international airport. Shymkent International Airport (Халықаралық Шымкент Әуежайы Международный Аэропорт Шымкент is an airport in Shymkent It is situated 690 km west of Almaty and 120 km to the north of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Almaty ( Алматы; formerly known as Alma-Ata ( Алма-Ата) also Verniy, (Верный is the largest city in Kazakhstan Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi or Ўзбекистон Республикаси is a doubly

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History

Mountains on the outskirts of Shymkent
Mountains on the outskirts of Shymkent

'Shymkent' was founded in the 12th century as a caravanserai to protect the Silk Road town of Sayram, 10km to the east. A caravanserai ( kārvānsarā, Turkish kervansaray) was a roadside Inn where travelers could rest and recover from the day's journey The Silk Road, or Silk Routes, are an extensive interconnected network of Trade routes across the Asian continent connecting East South and Western Asia with the Sayram (Сайрам اسپیجاب UniPers: "Espījāb" is a city located in southeastern South Kazakhstan Province on the Sayram Suv river which Shymkent grew as a market center for trade between nomads and the settled people. It was destroyed several times: by Genghis Khan, soldiers from the souther Khanates, and by nomad attacks. Once part of the Khanate of Kokand, it became part of the Emirate of Bukhara in 1810 and was then annexed by the Russian Empire in 1864. The Khanate of Kokand ( Uzbek: Qo'qon Xonligi) was a state in Central Asia that existed from 1709&ndash1876 within the territory of modern Uzbekistan The Emirate of Bukhara ( Buxoro Amirligi; Аморати Бухоро was a Central Asian state that existed from 1785 to 1920 The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year It was renamed Chernyaev in 1914 and renamed Chimkent in 1924. Mikhail Grigorievich Chernyayev ( Russian: Михайл Григорьевич Черняев 24 October 1828 - 16 August 1898) was Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The name of the city came from two words, Shym meaning turf, and Kent meaning city. Shymkent and Chimkent have identical translations in Kazakh and Uzbek, respectively.

After Kazakhstan gained independence, the city was renamed to its original name Shymkent in 1993 as part of the government’s campaign to apply Kazakh names to cities. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Kazakhs (also spelled Kazaks, Qazaqs; Kazakh: Қазақтар qɑzɑqtɑr Russian: Казахи the English name is transliterated This created an ambiguity in the city's name in the Russian language. (The formal spelling of Шымкент (Shymkent) as codified in Kazakhstan's Constitution goes against the Russian spelling rules of never having the letter ы follow the letter ш. ) As a result, the new name Шымкент (Shymkent) is used only in Kazakhstan, while Russia and some other countries using Russian language keep using the original Uzbek spelling Чимкент (Chimkent).

Demographics

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Economy

Formerly dominated by lead mining, industrial growth began in the 1930s and the city has industries producing refined lead and zinc, processed karakul pelts, textiles, foodstuffs, and pharmaceuticals. The Azerbaijanis are an Ethnic group mainly in the Republic of Azerbaijan and northwestern Iran. Ukrainians (Українці Ukrayintsi,) are an East Slavic Ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly— Citizens The Korean people are an East Asian Ethnic group. Most Koreans speak the Korean language. Characteristics Lead has a dull luster and is a dense, Ductile, very soft highly Zinc (ˈzɪŋk from Zink is a Metallic Chemical element with the symbol Zn and Atomic number 30 Also, the city has a medium size refinery. The Shymkent Refinery is owned and operated by PetroKazakhstan.

Sights

Ordabasy and MIG Memorial
Ordabasy and MIG Memorial

Sport

Sister Cities

References

  1. ^ Управление статистики Южно-Казахстанской области. «Демографическая ситуация» (ru). FC Ordabasy (Ордабасы Футбол Клубы is a Kazakhstani football club based at the K Place-name meaning Stevenage may derive from Old English stiþen āc / stiōen āc / stithen ac (various Old English dialects The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east Grosseto is a town and Comune in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the Province of Grosseto. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Pattaya (พัทยา,) is a city in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand ( about 165 km southeast of Bangkok located The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Tajikistan (təˈdʒɪkɨstæn or /təˈdʒiːkɨstæn/ Тоҷикистон tɔʤikɪsˈtɔn or, Persian تاجیکستان‎ taajikestaan officially the Republic of Retrieved on 26 July 2007. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  2. ^ http://www.brif.kz/eng/maps/south_kaz_region.php SOUTHERN - KAZAKHSTAN REGION
  3. ^ http://www.fco.gov.uk/Files/KFile/kazakhstan,0.pdf KAZAKHSTAN’S REGIONS

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