Taraz Kazakhstan city

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• overview
• history
• economy
• main attractions

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Taraz Kazakhstan city overview

Taraz city coat of arms

Taraz city map location

Taraz (formerly Talas, Zhambyl, Dzambul and Aulie-Ata) is a city and capital of Zhambyl oblast (southern Kazakhstan). Taraz city lies at the junction of Talas River and Turk-Sib Railway. Taraz city is one of the oldest cities of Kazakhstan.

Taraz Kazakhstan city population - 315,000 (2006).
Taraz Kazakhstan city phone code - +7-7262.
Taraz Kazakhstan city postal codes - 080001-080019.

Taraz city views

Taraz Kazakhstan city history

Taraz city stands on the site of ancient city of Taraz, which flourished as a stop along Silk Road from Europe to China until it was destroyed by Mongol armies in the 13th century.

A new town called Aulie-Ata was established on the site by the emirs of Kokand in the late 18th century. The fort and town were captured by Russians in 1864, and in 1938 the town was renamed after Kazakh poet Jam-bul Jabayev (Russian: Dzhambul Dzhabayev; 1846-1945).

Taraz city sceneries

Taraz Kazakhstan city economy

Modern Taraz city has large phosphate-processing works, a large power station, sugar, leather, and footwear factories and a wool-washing plant.

Taraz city railway station

Taraz city stadium

Taraz city administration building

Taraz city entrance gate

Taraz city university

Taraz city theater

Taraz Kazakhstan city main attractions

There are institutions for training teachers, food and light-industry technicians, and irrigation engineers in Taraz. The city also has a museum and two theaters.

Taraz city is a good place to stop for a day travelling between Tashkent and Almaty. There are number of nice mausoleums of 9-12 centuries inside and around Taraz city of Kazakhstan.

The 12th century Aishai-Bibi mausoleum is located 18 km west of Taraz city. It obtained the status of UNESCO-protected architectural monument because of picturesque fretwork, which covers the whole building. The 11th century Babadja-Khatun is the only mausoleum in Central Asia with 16-rib umbrella shaped dome. Arabic note on the wall says: "The woman from the country of Babadji".

Taraz city monument

Taraz city Aishai-Bibi mausoleum

Taraz city church

Taraz city mosque

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