Kyzylorda Region ( kk, Қызылорда облысы, translit=Qyzylorda oblysy; russian: Кызылординская область, translit=Kyzylordinskaya oblast) is a

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

. Its capital is the city of

Kyzylorda Kyzylorda ( kk, Қызылорда, translit=Qyzylorda, ), formerly known as Kzyl-Orda (russian: Кзыл-Орда), Ak-Mechet (Ак-Мечеть), Perovsk (Перовск), and Fort-Perovsky (Форт-Перовский), is a city in south-cen ...

, with a population of 234 736. The region itself has a population of 799 533. Other notable settlements include Aral,

Kazaly Kazaly (, ''Qazaly''), also known as Kazalinsk () is a town in Kazaly District of Kyzylorda Region in Kazakhstan, located on the right bank of the Syr Darya River. Population: History During the Russian conquest of Central Asia, Kazalinsk was f ...

(Kazalinsk) and the

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

n-administered

Baikonur Baikonur ( kk, Байқоңыр, ; russian: Байконур, translit=Baykonur), formerly known as Leninsk, is a city of republic significance in Kazakhstan on the northern bank of the Syr Darya river. It is currently leased and administered ...

, which services the

Baikonur Cosmodrome The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( kk, Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, translit=Baiqoñyr ğaryş ailağy, ; russian: Космодром Байконур, translit=Kosmodrom Baykonur, ) is a spaceport in an area of southern Kazakhstan leased to R ...

. The total area of the province is .

Geography

The Kyzylorda Region shares a border with the neighboring country of

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...

. It is bound as well by three other regions of Kazakhstan:

Aktobe Region The Aktobe Region ( kk, Ақтөбе облысы, Aqtöbe oblysy; russian: Актюбинская область, translit=Aktyubinskaya oblast) is a Regions of Kazakhstan, region of Kazakhstan. The name ''Aktobe'' comes from Kazakh language, Kaz ...

to the west,

Karaganda Region Karaganda Region ( kk, Qarağandy oblysy; russian: Карагандинская область, translit=Karagandinskaja oblast′), also spelled Qaraghandy Region, is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Karaganda. On 17 March 2022 it was an ...

to the north and

Turkistan Region Turkistan Region (), formerly South Kazakhstan Region ( kk, Оңтүстік Қазақстан облысы, translit= Oñtüstık Qazaqstan oblysy) (russian: Южно-Казахстанская область, ') from 1992–2018 and Chimkent ...

to the east. The

Lesser Barsuki The Barsuki Desert is a desert zone in the Aktobe and Kyzylorda regions of Kazakhstan. It has two parts, the Greater Barsuki ( kk, Үлкен Борсық; russian: Большие Барсуки) in the west and the Lesser Barsuki ( kk, Кіші ...

and

Aral Karakum Aral Karakum ( kk, Арал қарақұмы, '; rus, Приара́льские Караку́мы, p=prʲɪjɐˈralʲskʲɪjə kərɐˈkumɨ) is a desert in Kazakhstan, situated northeast of the Aral Sea. Most of the desert territory is l ...

deserts are located in the region. The main lakes are

Zhaksykylysh Zhaksykylysh ( kk, Жақсықылыш; russian: Жаксыкылыш) is a salt lake in Aral District, Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan. Table salt is being mined in Zhaksykylysh since 1925. Nowadays the Kyzylorda-based Araltuz company carries ou ...

Kamyslybas Kamyslybas ( kz, Қамыстыбас, ''Qamystybas'') is a large saltwater lake in the Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan. It has an area of 176 km2, although the water level in the lake often fluctuates. The health of lake Kamyslybas is directl ...

and Arys. The

Syr Darya River The Syr Darya (, ),, , ; rus, Сырдарья́, Syrdarjja, p=sɨrdɐˈrʲja; fa, سيردريا, Sirdaryâ; tg, Сирдарё, Sirdaryo; tr, Seyhun, Siri Derya; ar, سيحون, Seyḥūn; uz, Sirdaryo, script-Latn/. historically known ...

, flowing from the

Tian Shan The Tian Shan,, , otk, 𐰴𐰣 𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃, , tr, Tanrı Dağı, mn, Тэнгэр уул, , ug, تەڭرىتاغ, , , kk, Тәңіртауы / Алатау, , , ky, Теңир-Тоо / Ала-Тоо, , , uz, Tyan-Shan / Tangritog‘ ...

mountains to the

Aral Sea The Aral Sea ( ; kk, Арал теңізі, Aral teñızı; uz, Орол денгизи, Orol dengizi; kaa, Арал теңизи, Aral teńizi; russian: Аральское море, Aral'skoye more) was an endorheic basin, endorheic lake lyi ...

, passes through Kyzylorda Region.

Demographics

As of 2020, the Kyzylorda Region has a population of 803,531. Ethnic groups (2020): * Kazakh: 96.33% *

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

: 1.80% *

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula * Korean cuisine * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl **Korean dialects and the Jeju language ** ...

: 0.91% *Others: 0.96%

Administrative divisions

The region is administratively divided into seven districts and the city of

. #

Aral District Aral ( kk, Арал ауданы, , ارال اۋدانى) is a district of Kyzylorda Region in southern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Aral. Population: Geography Lake Zhaksykylysh lies in the district, ...

, with the administrative center in the town of Aral; #

Karmakshy District Karmakshy ( kk, Қармақшы ауданы, , ) is a district of Kyzylorda Region in southern Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in East ...

, the settlement of Zhosaly; #

Kazaly District Kazaly ( kk, Қазалы ауданы, ) is a Districts of Kazakhstan, district of Kyzylorda Region in southern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the urban-type settlement of Ayteke Bi. Population: See also * Kazaly, a t ...

, the urban-type settlement of

Ayteke Bi Ayteke Bi ( kk, Әйтеке би, ''Äiteke bi''), formerly Novokazalinsk, is an urban-type settlement and the administrative center of Kazaly District in Kyzylorda Region of Kazakhstan. Population: See also * Kazaly, a town in Kazaly district ...

; #

Shieli District Shieli ( kk, Шиелі ауданы, ) is a district of Kyzylorda Region in southern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the urban-type settlement of Shieli. Population: Shieli district is located in the middle reaches of ...

, the urban-type settlement of

Shieli Shieli ( kk, Шиелі) is a village in Kyzylorda Region, southern-central Kazakhstan. It is the administrative centre of Shieli District and the head and the only settlement of Shieli rural district (KATO code - 435230100). Population: Shiel ...

; # Syrdariya District, the urban-type settlement of Terenozek; #

Zhalagash District Jalagash ( kk, Жалағаш ауданы, ) is a district of Kyzylorda Region in southern Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Eu ...

, the urban-type settlement of

Zhalagash Jalagash ( kk, Жалағаш, ''Jalağaş'') is an urban-type settlement and the administrative center of Jalagash District in Kyzylorda Region of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental count ...

; #

Zhanakorgan District Janakorgan ( kk, Жаңақорған ауданы, ) is a district of Kyzylorda Region in southern Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Ea ...

, the urban-type settlement of

Zhanakorgan Zhanakorgan ( kk, Жаңақорған, ''Jañaqorğan'') is an urban-type settlement and the administrative center of Zhanakorgan District in Kyzylorda Region of Kazakhstan. This may be to 'Yani Kurgan' (new tumulus) captured in 1861 during the Rus ...

. Three localities in Kyzylorda Region have town status. These are Aral,

, and

. The city of

is located within the area of the oblast but is currently rented and administered by

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Sport

The region sent a

bandy Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The international governing body for bandy is ...

team to the

Spartakiade The Spartakiad (or Spartakiade) was an international sports event that was sponsored by the Soviet Union. Five international Spartakiades were held from 1928 to 1937. Later Spartakiads were organized as national sport events of the Eastern Bloc ...

2009.

Economy

In 2021, Kazakh Industry and Infrastructure Development Minister Beibut Atamkulov announced that the country plans to launch glass production in the Kyzylorda region in 2022. The aim is to produce a capacity of 197,100 tons of flat glass each year, with a projection of generating KZT 42.1 billion.

References

External links

Official regional administration website
{{Authority control 1938 establishments in the Soviet Union Recipients of the Order of Lenin Regions of Kazakhstan States and territories established in 1938