Turkistan (area)

Area Türkistan Түркістан облысы Туркестанская область
coat of arms
Basic data
State :	Kazakhstan
Administrative headquarters :	Turkistan
Area :	116,095  km²
Residents :	2,016,037 (Jan 1, 2020)
Population density :	17 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	EKST ( UTC + 6 )
Postal code :	16xxxx
Telephone code :	+7 (725)
License plate :	13 (old: X)
KATO code:	610000000
ISO 3166-2 :	KZ-YUZ
Äkim ( governor ) :	Ömirsaq Schökeev
Website :	turkistan.gov.kz
Location in Kazakhstan

The Turkistan region ( Kazakh Түркістан облысы ; Russian Туркестанская область ) is the southernmost oblys ( region ) of Kazakhstan . The capital is Turkistan . With 116,902 km² it is the second smallest area in the country, with around two million inhabitants the second largest in terms of population.

geography

Turkistan borders Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan in the south . Adjacent areas are in the west Kyzylorda , in northern Karaganda and East Zhambyl . The southern half is crossed by the Syr Darya.

history

Türkistan emerged from the southern Kazakhstan area on June 19, 2018 , when its capital Shymkent was spun off and elevated to a city with special status. The remaining area was renamed Turkistan after the new capital.

proof

1. ↑ Численность населения Республики Казахстан по полу в разрезе областей и столицы, столицы, столицы, анколицы, столицы, городоав, областей и столицы, анкония, горойцы, коники, городоав,. ( Excel ; 96 KB) stat.gov.kz, accessed on July 19, 2020 (Russian). 
2. ↑ Публичное подписание Указа «О некоторых вопросах административно-территориальсаного услейстах 2018

Coordinates: 43 ° 0 '  N , 68 ° 30'  E