Turkistan
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Turkistan is a city located in the Turkistan Region of Kazakhstan, serving as an important urban center in the country's southern area. The city holds significant cultural and historical importance as a major settlement in this region of Central Asia.
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Place details
- Locality
- Түркістан
- Region
- Түркістан облысы
- Country
- Қазақстан
- Population
- 227,098
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Turkistan (Kazakh: Түркістан / Türkıstan [tʉrkɘ̆sˈtɑn]) 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) to 142,899 (2009 census results). Turkistan's most prominent historical and cultural asset is the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city is served by Hazrat Sultan International Airport.
In 2021, Turkistan was proclaimed by the Organization of Turkic States as "Spiritual Capital of the Turkic World". In the same year, Turkistan was named as one of the top ten tourist destinations in Kazakhstan.