Place:Hazrat-e Turkestan, Kazakhstan

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NameHazrat-e Turkestan
TypeCity
Located inKazakhstan


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Turkistan (Türkıstan; ), is a city and the administrative center of Turkistan Region of Kazakhstan, near the Syr Darya river. It is situated north-west of Shymkent on the Trans-Aral Railway between Kyzylorda to the north and Tashkent to the south. Its population has increased within ten years from to Turkistan's most prominent historical and cultural asset is the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The city is served by Hazrat Sultan International Airport.

In 2021, Turkistan was proclaimed by the Turkic Council as "Spiritual Capital of the Turkic World". In the same year, Turkistan was named as one of the top ten tourist destinations in Kazakhstan.

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