Shymkent

Kazakhstan / Ontustik Kazakstan / Shymkent /
Shymkent (Kazakh: Шымкент), is a city in the Republic of Kazakhstan near the border with Uzbekistan. It is one of three Kazakh cities which have the status equal to that of a region (the city of republican significance).
By 1 June 2018, the population of Shymkent was 1,002,291.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shymkent
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Coordinates:   42°17'40"N   69°36'59"E