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City Details: Shymkent

A few alternate names for Shymkent are: CIT, Chimkent, Chymkent, Cimkent, Schymkent, Shimkent, Shymkent, Shımkent, Simkent, Simkenta

Shymkent is a city in southern Kazakhstan, located near the border with Uzbekistan. It holds the status of a city of republican significance, one of only three cities in Kazakhstan with this distinction, alongside Almaty and Astana. As of June 2018, Shymkent had an estimated population of 1,002,291, making it the third-most populous city in the country, after Almaty and Astana.

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Shymkent

General Information

  • Official Name: Kazakhstan
  • Common Name: Kazakhstan
  • Population: 1200000
  • Timezone: Asia/Almaty
  • Coordinates: 42.3, 69.6
  • Country Code: KAZ
  • Continent: Asia

Closest Airports to Shymkent

  • 1. Shymkent Airport (CIT), distance from city center: 12.25 km
  • 2. Tashkent International Airport (TAS), distance from city center: 118.85 km
  • 3. Taraz Airport (DMB), distance from city center: 152.47 km

Location of Shymkent

Kazakhstan Country Details

  • Country: Kazakhstan
  • Official Name: Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Capital: Astana
  • Region: Asia
  • Subregion: Central Asia
  • Population: 18,754,440
  • Area: 2,724,900 km²
  • Languages: Kazakh, Russian
  • Currency: Kazakhstani tenge (₸)
  • Timezones: UTC+05:00, UTC+06:00
  • Flag: Flag of {countryDetailsInfoJson[0].name.common}

Has borders with:

  • China
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Russian Federation
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan

Holidays in Shymkent, Kazakhstan

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  • Халықаралық әйелдер күні - 2026-03-08
  • Наурыз мейрамы - 2026-03-21
  • Наурыз мейрамы - 2026-03-22
  • Наурыз мейрамы - 2026-03-23
  • Қазақстан халқының - 2026-05-01
  • Отан Қорғаушы күні - 2026-05-07
  • Жеңіс күні - 2026-05-09
  • Астана күні - 2026-07-06
  • Конституция күні - 2026-08-30
  • Республика күні - 2026-10-25
  • Тәуелсіздік күні - 2026-12-16

Museums in Shymkent, Kazakhstan

Museum

Музей жертв политических репрессий

Kazakhstan, 160000 Shymkent, Rysqulbekov street

Coordinates: 42.3288° N, 69.5925° E