Turkistan Region
Turkistan Region ranks 7,306th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Loja, Granada, North Kazakhstan Region, and Tennōji-ku, Osaka. Memorable people born in Turkistan Region include Alzhan Zharmukhamedov and Birzhan Zhakypov. Turkistan Region has been the birth place of many basketball players and boxers. Turkistan Region is located in Kazakhstan.
Turkistan Region, formerly South Kazakhstan Region from 1992 to 2018 and Chimkent Region from 1963 to 1991 is the southernmost region of Kazakhstan. Population: 2 088 510 ; 2,469,367 ; 1,978,339. Its capital is Turkistan, formerly Shymkent until 2018. Other cities in Turkistan include Sayram, Kentau, Arys, Shardara, Zhetisai, Saryagash, and Lenger. This region and Atyrau Region are Kazakhstan's two smallest regions; both are about 117,300 square kilometers in area. Turkistan Region borders the neighboring country of Uzbekistan, as well as three other Kazakhstan regions: Karaganda Region, Kyzylorda Region, and Jambyl Region. The Syr Darya passes through the region, on its way to the Aral Sea. An oil pipeline runs from Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan to Omsk, Russia through South Kazakhstan. Oil, lead and zinc are refined in Shymkent. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1944 and 1984, Turkistan Region was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Alzhan Zharmukhamedov and Birzhan Zhakypov.
People Born in Turkistan Region
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Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Turkistan Region were basketball players (1) and boxers (1), while most who died were .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Turkistan Region since 1700.
