Shymkent

Summary

Shymkent is a big city^[1]. Shymkent draws 2,194 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #153 of 300).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shymkent is located in Kazakhstan^[3].
• Shymkent is in the country of Kazakhstan^[4].
• Shymkent is in the country of Kazakh Khanate^[5].
• Shymkent's head of government is recorded as Nurlan Sauranbaev^[6].
• Shymkent's head of government is recorded as Q127018090^[7].
• Shymkent is on the continent of Asia^[8].
• Shymkent's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Shymkent's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Shymkent's instance of is recorded as city of republican significance^[11].
• Shymkent's official language is recorded as Kazakh^[12].
• Shymkent's official language is recorded as Russian^[13].
• Shymkent's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stevenage^[14].
• Shymkent's twinned administrative body is recorded as Khujand^[15].
• Shymkent's twinned administrative body is recorded as Adana^[16].
• Shymkent's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jeddah^[17].
• Shymkent's twinned administrative body is recorded as Baiyin^[18].
• Shymkent's twinned administrative body is recorded as Grosseto^[19].
• Shymkent's twinned administrative body is recorded as İzmir^[20].
• Shymkent's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pattaya^[21].
• Shymkent's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mogilev^[22].
• Shymkent's twinned administrative body is recorded as Eskişehir^[23].
• Shymkent's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Shymkent^[24].
• Shymkent's postal code is recorded as 160000^[25].
• Shymkent's Commons category is recorded as Shymkent^[26].
• Shymkent's licence plate code is recorded as X / Y / 17^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Kazakhstan^[4], a sovereign state^[28], in Kazakhstan^[29], founded in 1991^[30] and Kazakh Khanate^[5], a historical country^[31], founded in 1456^[32]. Shymkent is located in Kazakhstan^[3]. Shymkent is on the continent of Asia^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Shymkent covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+347'}^[33]. Shymkent sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+506'}^[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+854500'}^[35], {'amount': '+1184113'}^[36], {'amount': '+1191877'}^[37], {'amount': '+1112739'}^[38], {'amount': '+1074167'}^[39], and {'amount': '+1038152'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city^[9], city^[10], and city of republican significance^[11].

History and Context

1101 marks the founding of Shymkent^[41].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Shymkent include Shymkent International Airport^[42], an international airport^[43], in Kazakhstan^[44].

Why It Matters

Shymkent draws 2,194 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #153 of 300).^[2] Shymkent has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Shymkent is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Shymkent include Shymkent International Airport^[42], an international airport^[43], in Kazakhstan^[44].