Shymkent

Shymkent is a city in southern , located near the border with . It holds the status of a city of republican significance, one of only three cities in Kazakhstan with this distinction, alongside and .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Koshkarata and Shymkent State Dendrological Park.

Park
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is a park.

Park
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is situated 7 km northeast of Shymkent.

Shymkent

Latitude
42.3167° or 42° 19′ north
Longitude
69.5833° or 69° 35′ east
Population
1,000,000
Elevation
518 metres (1,699 feet)
Open location code
8JJF8H8M+M8
Geo­Names ID
1537272
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Uzbek—“Shymkent” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ሽምኬንት”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şimkent”
  • Bengali: “শিমকেন্ট”
  • French: “Chymkent”
  • German: “Shymkent”
  • Hausa: “Shymkent”
  • Japanese: “シムケント市”
  • Javanese: “Shymkent”
  • Kazakh: “Шымкент”
  • Kirghiz: “Шымкент”
  • Malay: “Shymkent”
  • Oromo: “Shymkent”
  • Panjabi: “ਸ਼ਿਮਕੇਂਟ”
  • Persian: “شیمکنت”
  • Portuguese: “Shymkent”
  • Pushto: “شيمکنت”
  • Russian: “Шымкент”
  • Somali: “Shymkent”
  • Spanish: “Shymkent”
  • Swahili: “Shymkent”
  • Tajik: “Шимкент”
  • Tatar: “Шымкент”
  • Turkish: “Çimkent”
  • Uzbek: “Shimkent”

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