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Kazakh deserts
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Country	Kazakhstan
Location
44 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ N 68 ° 22 ′ 48 ″ E
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The Kazakh deserts is the southernmost region of Kazakhstan, comprising the Kazakh parts of the vast deserts of Qyzylqum and Aral Karakum. It includes the provinces of Kyzylorda, South Kazakhstan and Zhambyl. This area is home to much of Kazakhstan’s historical monuments, as well as the fascinating ecological disaster of the Aral Sea and its wrecks. You will also find here the main border posts leading to Bishkek, to Kyrgyzstan, and to Tashkent, in Uzbekistan.

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Regions

Cities

• 46.861.6666671 Aralsk (Aral)  – A boring town, with a fishing economy that depended on a dying sea. (last update August 2018)
• 43.51694468.5044442 Kentau  – A medium-sized mining town, a former destination for Soviet exiles. (last update August 2018)
• 44.8565.5166673 Kyzylorda  – An important stop on the Silk Road, with plenty to see and do. (last update August 2018)
• 42.30194469.7702784 Sayram  – A 3000 year old city, with the oldest mosque in Kazakhstan and a very strong sense of culture ofCentral Asia - there is a lot to see. (last update August 2018)
• 44.16305666.7452785 Shieli  – a small town located between Shymkent and KyzylordaThis town is very popular for its huge fruits and vegetables such as watermelons and melons. Additionally, marjan kurus (diamond rice), the highest quality rice, is grown in Shieli. The inhabitants of the region are known to be hospitable. (last update August 2018)
• 43.59833373.7613896 Shu  – A relatively small town and administrative center in Zhambyl province (last update August 2018)
• 42.369.67 Shymkent (Chimkent)  – The third largest city in Kazakhstan by population, an ancient market town located near Tashkent and some beautiful mountains; now booming with oil exploration. (last update August 2018)
• 42.88333371.3666678 Taraz  – A 2000-year-old city, rich in archaeological discoveries. (last update August 2018)
• 43.368.2436119 Turkestan  – An ancient city, long a border town between Persian culture in the south and nomadic Turkish culture in the north, now predominantly Uzbek and home to several important cultural and historical monuments. (last update August 2018)

Other destinations

• 42.333370.66671 Aksu-Zhabagly  – The oldest nature reserve in Central Asia. (last update August 2018)
• 45602 Aral Sea  – Site of a huge ecological disaster. (last update August 2018)
• 45.6363.3143 Baikonur  – City founded in 1995 and administered by the Russia. It developed around the Baikonur Cosmodrome. (last update August 2018)
• 45.860.5333334 Barsa-Kelmes Nature Reserve  – A wildlife reserve located on an island in the Aral Sea. (last update August 2018)
• 42.91083368.3402785 Otrar  – A desert oasis surrounded by the ruins of the various castles and towns that once occupied this place. (last update August 2018)
• 43.51527867.7686116 Sauran  – An ancient abandoned town north of Turkestan. (last update August 2018)

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By plane

• 42.36569.47611 Chimkent International Airport (IATA : CIT, ICAO: UAII, Халықаралық Шымкент Әуежайы) (13 km north-west of Chimkent) (last updated Nov 2018)

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