Taras (Kazakhstan)
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| Territory : | Shambyl | ||
| Founded : | 568 | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 54 ' N , 71 ° 22' E | ||
| Height : | 623 m | ||
| Area : | 187.9 km² | ||
| Residents : | 357,795 (Jan 1, 2020) | ||
| Population density : | 1,904 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | EKST ( UTC + 6 ) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+7) 7262 | ||
| Postal code : | 080001-080045 | ||
| License plate : | 08 (old: H) | ||
| Äkim ( Mayor ) : | Aitqasy Qarabalaev | ||
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Taras ( Kazakh and Russian Тараз ; 1864-1936 Аулие-Ата Aulije-Ata , 1936-1938 Мирзоян Mirzoyan , 1938-1993 Джамбул Djambul , 1993-1997 Жамбыл Zhambyl ) is a city in southern Kazakhstan on the River Talas . Taras is the capital of the Shambyl region (Kazakh. Жамбыл облысы) and has 357,795 inhabitants (2020).
geography
Geographical location
Taras is located in southern Kazakhstan and is the administrative center of the Shambyl region. The city center is around eleven kilometers from the border with Kyrgyzstan. The city is located on a plain that is traversed by the Talas River and bordered by two mountain ranges. The Tian Shan rises to the east and the Qaratau runs to the west .
climate
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Taras
Source: wetterkontor.de
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history
Taras has been settled for over 2000 years. The city celebrated its 2000th anniversary in 2002. In the 5th century, the city of Taras was there on a caravan route between Europe and China. The battle of the Talas between the victorious Abbasid Caliphate and the Chinese Empire took place near the city in 751 . Taras was ruled by the Arabs in the 8th and 9th centuries and devastated by the Mongols in the 13th century .
In the late 18th century, the Kazakh city of Aulije-Ata (Аулие-Ата) was founded there. In 1864 Aulije-Ata was conquered by Russian armed forces under the leadership of Colonel Mikhail Tschernjajew and in 1867 incorporated into the newly formed Turkestan General Government . After the October Revolution of 1917, the city was added to the Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of Turkestan within Russia on April 18, 1918 . When the ASSR Turkestan was split up in 1924, Aulije-Ata became part of the Kazakh SSR , which was newly founded on October 27, 1924 within the Soviet Union . In 1936 the name was changed to Mirsojan after the politician Levon Mirsojan and, when he later fell out of favor in the wake of the Stalinist terror, in 1938 to Jambul (after Akyn Schambyl Schabajew ). On June 8, 1997, by order of President Nazarbayev , the city was given its original name Taras ( Kazakh scales ).
On November 12, 2011, a terrorist attack with an Islamist background occurred in Taras in which eight people, including five police officers and the assassin, were killed.
population
In addition to Kazakhs, members of numerous nationalities live in Taras: Koreans , Tatars , Russians , Ukrainians , Germans , Plautdietsche , Kirghiz , Uzbeks , Poles , Chinese , Uyghurs , Greeks , Dungans , Turks, Kurds and Kaukas .
Politics and administration
mayor
The current mayor ( Äkim , kas. Әкім) of Taras has been Aitqasy Qarabalajew since December 3, 2019. During the Soviet period, the city administration was headed by the chairman of the executive committee. Below are the mayors of the city since 1992:
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Sports
The football club FK Taras is based in the city, takes part in the game of the highest Kazakh league and won the championship in 1996.
Economy and Infrastructure
The city is located in an irrigated area with orchards and vegetable growing. The city's industrial products are food, chemical products ( Kazphosphate ), fertilizers, textiles, shoes and metal products.
traffic
Taras Airport is 4 km south of the city .
Taras is on the Turkestan-Siberian Railway (Turksib). The line to Shanghai branches off at the station .
The 1197 km long A2 (Kazakhstan) , which leads from Uzbekistan to the People's Republic of China , runs through Taras . The A14 highway (Kazakhstan) , which leads to Kyrgyzstan , begins in the city .
sons and daughters of the town
- Almas Chamsiev (* 1955), diplomat
- Dmitri Ogai (* 1960), soccer coach and former soccer player
- Qairat Qoshamscharow (* 1964), politician
- Nurlan Sauranbayev (* 1967), politician
- Oleg Maskayev (* 1969), heavyweight world champion ( WBC )
- Jelschan Birtanow (* 1971), doctor and politician
- Bolat Niyazymbetow (born 1972), boxer
- Jelena Koschtschejewa (* 1973), long jumper
- Bolat Schumadilow (* 1973), boxer
- Aleksandr Kuczma (* 1980), football player
- Murat Tleshev (* 1980), football player
- Baqtijar Artajew (* 1983), boxer
- Ghani Schajlauow (* 1985), boxer
- Aqschürek Tanatarow (* 1986), wrestler
- Jeldos Akhmetov (* 1990), football player
- Bauyrshan Baitana (* 1992), football player
- Jeldos Smetow (* 1992), judoka
- Bauyrschan Islamchan (* 1993), football player
- Baqtijar Sainutdinow (* 1998), football player
- Jerkebulan Seidachmet (* 2000), football player
Web links
- Taras city website (Kazakh and Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Philadelphia Inquirer: Suicide rampage in Kazakhstan (English)
- ↑ Н.П.Лагутина, Т.Ю. Набокова, Т.П. Филатова: Атлас Железные Дороги . Omsk 2010, p. 85.
