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Turkistan
Түркістан Türkıstan | |
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&sq=NATO&lang=en&file=File:Kazakhstan_adm_location_map.svg)  Turkistan Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 43°18′07″N 68°16′09″E / 43.30194°N 68.26917°E | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Region | Turkistan Region |
| Government | |
| • Akim (mayor) | Nūrbol Tūraşbekov Äbdısattarūly |
| Population (2023) | |
| • City | 300,000 |
| • Urban | 250,000 |
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.
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]
- ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "World Heritage List". UNESCO.
- ^ "Turkistan Declaration of the Informal Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States". Turkic Council.
- ^ "Kazakhstan Selects Top 10 Tourist Destinations". The Astana Times. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
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