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Detailed map of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is located in Central Asia, with a small portion in Eastern Europe. [1] With an area of about 2,724,900 square kilometers (1,052,100 sq mi) Kazakhstan is more than twice the combined size of the other four Central Asian states and 60% larger than Alaska.
Provinces and main cities of Kazakhstan. As of April 2024, the share of Kazakhstan's urban population is 62.3%. [1] The following is a list of cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants in Kazakhstan. The names of many places have been changed during the 20th and 21st centuries, sometimes more than once.
The Chinese city of Alashankou lies on the eastern end of the valley in the Börtala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang. To the west, in the Almaty Province of Kazakhstan, lies its smaller counterpart, Dostyk, or Druzhba in Russian. Modern development of the pass for its economic potential was delayed by political considerations.
Kazakhstan, [d] officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, [e] is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a small portion of its territory in Eastern Europe. [f] It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, with a coastline along the Caspian Sea.
This is a list of all cities and settlements in Kazakhstan with a population of at least fifty thousand people as of official population estimates in 2023. The three largest cities are Almaty, Astana (the national capital), and Shymkent; as cities of republican significance, they are administratively independent and belong to no region.
Three cities, Almaty, Shymkent, and the capital city Astana, do not belong to their surrounding regions. On 16 March 2022, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced that three new regions would be created. [1] Abai Region was created from East Kazakhstan Region with its capital in Semey.
Dzungaria [a] (/(d) z ʊ ŋ ˈ ɡ ɛər i ə /; from the Mongolian words züün gar, meaning 'left hand'), also known as Northern Xinjiang or Beijiang, [1] is a geographical subregion in Northwest China that corresponds to the northern half of Xinjiang.
Kazakhstan is: a landlocked country; Location: Kazakhstan is a region or subregion of: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere. Eurasia. Asia. Central Asia; Europe. Eastern Europe (a small portion only; 381,567 km 2) Time zones: Eastern Kazakhstan Time UTC+6; Western Kazakhstan Time UTC+5; Extreme points of Kazakhstan. High: Khan Tengri ...