Qyzylorda Region (, ; ), formerly known as Kyzyl-Orda Region until 1991, is a

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

. Its capital is the city of

Qyzylorda Kyzylorda ( , formerly known as Kzyl-Orda (), Ak-Mechet (Ак-Мечеть), Perovsk (Перовск), and Fort-Perovsky (Форт-Перовский), is a city in south-central Kazakhstan, capital of Kyzylorda Region and former capital of the ...

, with a population of 234,736. The region itself has a population of 823,251. Other notable settlements include

Aral Aral may refer to: People * Cahit Aral (1927–2011), Turkish engineer, politician and former government minister * Coşkun Aral (born 1956), Turkish photo journalist and war correspondent * Göran Aral (born 1953), Swedish footballer * Meriç Ara ...

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: It is a closed area and for travelers, a special permission is req ...

(Kazalinsk) and the

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n-administered

Baikonur Baikonur ( ; ) is a city in Kazakhstan on the northern bank of the Syr Darya river. It is currently leased and administered by the Russian Federation as an enclave until 2050. It was constructed to serve the Baikonur Cosmodrome with adminis ...

, which services the

Baikonur Cosmodrome The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian Human spaceflight, crewed spaceflights are l ...

. The total area of the province is .

Geography

The Qyzylorda Region shares a border with the neighboring country of

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

Aktobe Region Aktobe Region (; ) is a region of Kazakhstan. The name ''Aktobe'' comes from Kazakh ''aq'' 'white' and ''töbe'' 'hill' or 'top (of something)'; supposedly, Aktobe's initial settlers were able to see white mountains far to the north. The Aktobe ...

to the west,

Ulytau Region Ulytau Region (; ) is a region of Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the region is the city of Jezkazgan. The area split off from Karaganda Region in 2022. The region's borders roughly correspond to the western half of the old Jezkazgan R ...

to the north and

Turkistan Region Turkistan Region, formerly known as South Kazakhstan Region from 1992 to 2018 and Chimkent Region from 1963 to 1991, is the southernmost region of Kazakhstan, bordering Uzbekistan. It had a population of 2,088,510 as of the 2022 Kazakhstan cens ...

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 (; ) in the west and the Lesser Barsuki (; ) in the east. They are elongated strips of sand desert parallel to each other ...

and

Aral Karakum Aral Karakum ( / , ; rus, Приаральские Каракумы, p=prʲɪ(j)ɐˈralʲskʲɪje kərɐˈkumɨ) is a desert in Kazakhstan, situated northeast of the Aral Sea. Most of the desert territory is located within the Aral and Kaz ...

deserts are located in the region. The main lakes are

Zhaksykylysh Zhaksykylysh (; ) 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 out the salt-mining operations. Over 99% of the refined ...

, Kamyslybas and

Arys Arys may refer to: People * Evelyn Arys (born 1990), Belgian racing cyclist Places * Arys, Kazakhstan * Arys (lake), Kazakhstan * Arys (river), Kazakhstan * Orzysz (German or Lithuanian: ''Arys''), Poland * Orzysz (lake) (German: '), in Poland ...

. The

Syr Darya River The Syr Darya ( ),; ; ; ; ; /. historically known as the Jaxartes ( , ), is a river in Central Asia. The name, which is Persian, literally means ''Syr Sea'' or ''Syr River''. It originates in the Tian Shan Mountains in Kyrgyzstan and eastern ...

, flowing from the

Tian Shan The Tian Shan, also known as the Tengri Tagh or Tengir-Too, meaning the "Mountains of God/Heaven", is a large system of mountain ranges in Central Asia. The highest peak is Jengish Chokusu at high and located in Kyrgyzstan. Its lowest point is ...

mountains to the

Aral Sea The Aral Sea () was an endorheic lake lying between Kazakhstan to its north and Uzbekistan to its south, which began shrinking in the 1960s and had largely dried up into desert by the 2010s. It was in the Aktobe and Kyzylorda regions of Kazakhst ...

, passes through Qyzylorda Region.

Demographics

As of 2020, Qyzylorda Region has a population of 803,531. Due to historical reasons, the percentage of Russians in Qyzylorda Region is the smallest, and the percentage of Kazakhs is the largest among all regions of Kazakhstan. Before the construction of the Baikonur cosmodrome, the region was the only one where there were no places of compact residence of the Russian-speaking population. Ethnic groups (2020): * Kazakh: 96.33% *

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

: 1.80% *

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, people from the Korean peninsula or of Korean descent * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Korean **Korean dialects **See also: North–South differences in t ...

: 0.91% *Others: 0.96%

Administrative divisions

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

. #

Aral District Aral (, , 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, about to the northeast o ...

, with the administrative center in the town of

; # Karmakshy District, the settlement of Zhosaly; #

Kazaly District Kazaly (, ) is a district of Kyzylorda Region in southern Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders ...

, the urban-type settlement of Ayteke Bi; # Shieli District, the urban-type settlement of Shieli; # Syrdariya District, the urban-type settlement of Terenozek; # Zhalagash District, the urban-type settlement of Zhalagash; # Zhanakorgan District, the urban-type settlement of

Zhanakorgan Zhanakorgan (, ''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 Russian conquest of Turkest ...

. Three localities in Qyzylorda Region have town status. These are

, and

. The city of

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

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. Russian legislation is in force in the city, and

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is used.

Sport

The region sent a

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team to the

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2009.

Economy

In 2021, Kazakh Industry and Infrastructure Development Minister Beibut Atamkulov announced that the country plans to launch glass production in the Qyzylorda 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