Turkistan (city)
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Turkistan (Kazakh: Түркістан, romanized: Türkıstan) is a city and the administrative center of Turkistan Region of Kazakhstan, near the Syr Darya river. It is situated 160 km (100 mi) north-west of Shymkent on the Trans-Aral Railway between Kyzylorda to the north and Tashkent to the south. Its population has increased in ten years from 102,505 (1999 Census results)[1] to 142,899 (2009 Census results).[1] Turkistan's most prominent historical and cultural asset is the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, a UNESCO World Heritage site.[2] The city is served by Hazrat Sultan International Airport.
Turkistan
Түркістан Türkıstan | |
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Coordinates: 43°18′07″N 68°16′09″E | |
Country | Kazakhstan |
Region | Turkistan Region |
Government | |
• Akim (mayor) | Nūrbol Tūraşbekov Äbdısattarūly |
Population (2023) | |
• City | 300,000 |
• Urban | 250,000 |
In 2021, Turkistan was proclaimed by the Organization of Turkic States as "Spiritual Capital of the Turkic World".[3] In the same year, Turkistan was named as one of the top ten tourist destinations in Kazakhstan.[4]