Shymkent
Shymkent is a city in southern Kazakhstan, located near the border with Uzbekistan. It holds the status of a city of republican significance, one of only three cities in Kazakhstan with this distinction, alongside Almaty and Astana.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Koshkarata and Shymkent arboretum.
Shymkent arboretum
Park
Photo: ElenaLitera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shymkent arboretum is a park, which is situated 7 km northeast of Shymkent.
Shymkent
- Historically known as: “Chimkent”
- Location: Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
42.3167° or 42° 19′ northLongitude
69.5833° or 69° 35′ eastPopulation
1,000,000Elevation
518 metres (1,699 feet)Open location code
8JJF8H8M+M8GeoNames ID
1537272
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Kazakh to Turkish—“Shymkent” goes by many names.
- Kazakh: “Шымкент”
- Russian: “Шымкент”
- Turkish: “Çimkent”
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