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Jambyl Region

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Jambyl Region

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region of Kazakhstan

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Jambyl Region is an area in Kazakhstan located in the south-central part of the country. It matters as an important region for Kazakhstan's economy and population, serving as a significant area for agriculture, trade, and cultural development in the nation.

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Jambyl Region, formerly named Dzhambul Region until 1991, is a region of Kazakhstan. The population of the region is 1,209,665. Its administrative center is Taraz, with a population of 335,100. To the south the region borders Kyrgyzstan and nearly borders Uzbekistan in the southwest. Jambyl also borders three other provinces of Kazakhstan: Karaganda Region (to the north), Turkistan Region (to the west), and Almaty Region (to the east). The total area is 144,200 square kilometres (55,700 mi). The province borders Lake Balkhash to its northeast. The province (and its capital during the Soviet era) was named after the Kazakh akyn (folk singer) Jambyl Jabayev.

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