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Jambyl Region

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region of Kazakhstan

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Jambyl Region is an area in Kazakhstan located in the south-central part of the country. It matters as an important region for Kazakhstan's economy and population, serving as a significant area for agriculture, trade, and cultural development in the nation.

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Official name
Жамбильська область
Capital
Taraz
Population
1199259
Area
144264
Head of government
Erbol Qaraşökeev
Shares border with
Chuy Region
Image
E8132-Chu-River.jpg
Dialing code
7262
Licence plate code
08
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Jambyl Region
topic's main category
Category:Jambyl Region
category for people born here
Category:Births in Jambyl Region
category of associated people
Category:People from Jambyl Region
postal code
080000
inception
1939-00-00
language used
Dungan
native label
Жамбыл облысы
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Encyclopedic overview

Jambyl Region, formerly named Dzhambul Region until 1991, is a region of Kazakhstan. The population of the region is 1,209,665. Its administrative center is Taraz, with a population of 335,100. To the south the region borders Kyrgyzstan and nearly borders Uzbekistan in the southwest. Jambyl also borders three other provinces of Kazakhstan: Karaganda Region (to the north), Turkistan Region (to the west), and Almaty Region (to the east). The total area is 144,200 square kilometres (55,700 mi). The province borders Lake Balkhash to its northeast. The province (and its capital during the Soviet era) was named after the Kazakh akyn (folk singer) Jambyl Jabayev.

History

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