Taraz Kazakhstan city
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Taraz Kazakhstan city overview
Taraz Kazakhstan city coat of arms
Taraz Kazakhstan 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 the Talas River and the Turk-Sib Railway. Taraz city is one of the oldest towns of Kazakhstan.
Taraz Kazakhstan city population - 315,000 (2006).
Taraz Kazakhstan city phone code - +7-7262.
Taraz Kazakhstan city postal codes - 080001-080019.
Taraz Kazakhstan city views
Taraz Kazakhstan city history
Taraz city stands on the site of the ancient city of Taraz, which flourished as a stop along the 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 the Russians in 1864, and in 1938 the town was renamed after the Kazakh poet Jam-bul Jabayev (Russian: Dzhambul Dzhabayev; 1846-1945).
Taraz Kazakhstan city sceneries
Taraz Kazakhstan city economy
The modern Taraz city has large phosphate-processing works, a large power station, sugar, leather, and footwear factories and a wool-washing plant.
Taraz Kazakhstan city railway station
Taraz Kazakhstan city stadium
Taraz Kazakhstan city administration building
Taraz Kazakhstan city entrance gate
Taraz Kazakhstan city university
Taraz Kazakhstan city theater
Taraz Kazakhstan city main attractions
There are institutions for training teachers, food and light-industry technicians, and irrigation engineers in Taraz Kazakhstan. Taraz city also has a museum and two theaters.
Taraz city is a good place to stop for a day traveling between Tashkent and Almaty. There are number of nice mausoleums of 9-12 centuries inside and around the Taraz city of Kazakhstan.
Taraz Kazakhstan city monuments
Taraz Kazakhstan city power plant
12th century's Aishai-Bibi mausoleum 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. 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 Kazakhstan city Aishai-Bibi mausoleum
Taraz Kazakhstan city church
Taraz Kazakhstan city mosque
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