South Kazakhstan Province

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South Kazakhstan (Ongtüstik Qazaqstan) is the southernmost province of Kazakhstan, with a population of 1,644,000 people. Its capital is Shymkent, with 840,000 people (unofficial data - more than 1,000,000). Other cities in South Kazakhstan include Türkistan, Kentau, Arys, Shardara, Jetisay, Sary-Arash and Lenger. This province and Atyrau Province are Kazakhstan's two smallest provinces; both are about 118,600 sqaure kilometers in area. South Kazakhstan borders neighboring country Uzbekistan, (and is very near the Uzbek capital Tashkent,) as well as three other Kazakh provinces: Qaraghandy Province, Qyzylorda Province, and Zhambyl Province. The Syr Darya passes through the province, on its way to the Aral Sea. Also, an oil pipeline runs from Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan to Omsk, Russia (where it connects with a larger, Siberian pipeline) through South Kazakhstan. Oil, lead, and zinc are refined in Shymkent.

Provinces of Kazakhstan
Provinces: Almaty \| Aqmola \| Aqtöbe \| Atyrau \| East Kazakhstan (Shyghys Qazaqstan) \| Mangghystau \| North Kazakhstan (Soltustik Qazaqstan) \| Pavlodar \| Qaraghandy \| Qostanay \| Qyzylorda \| South Kazakhstan (Ongtüstik Qazaqstan) \| West Kazakhstan (Batys Qazaqstan) \| Zhambyl Cities: Almaty \| Astana \| Baikonur

References

National Geographic Atlas of the World, Eighth Edition.

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