Zharkent
Sign in to saveJarkent (; ) is a city which serves as the administrative center of Panfilov District in Jetisu Region, southeastern Kazakhstan. It is located near the Usek River, not far from the Ili River. It is also right by the border with Xinjiang, China. The city's population totaled 42,617 .
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Place details
- Locality
- Жаркент
- Region
- Жетісу облысы
- Country
- Қазақстан
- Population
- 34,422
- Timezone
- Asia/Almaty
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Jarkent
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Zharkent Mosque 2.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Jarkent Mosque
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Kazakhstan
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Kazakhstan
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Jetisu Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Panfilov District
- Settlement.leader_title
Key dates
- Inception
- 1882
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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Ivan Panfilov
- Official name
- Джаркент
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Population
- +8109
- Time zone
- UTC+06:00
- Capital of
- Panfilov District
- Official website
- www.zharkent.kz
- Image
- Zharkent Mosque 2.jpg
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Jarkent (; ) is a city which serves as the administrative center of Panfilov District in Jetisu Region, southeastern Kazakhstan. It is located near the Usek River, not far from the Ili River. It is also right by the border with Xinjiang, China. The city's population totaled 42,617 .
The town was founded in 1882. From 1942 to 1991 it was named Panfilov () after Ivan Panfilov, a Soviet Russian general who died in 1941, during the Battle of Moscow of World War II. Jarkent is well known for its 19th-century mosque, commissioned by a wealthy merchant and community leader named Vali Bay. It is notable for its unique mix of Chinese and Central Asian architectural styles, due to the territory briefly being administered under Qing rule.