Taraz

Summary

Taraz is a border city^[1]. Taraz draws 858 Wikipedia views per month (border_city category, ranking #11 of 89).^[2]

Key Facts

• Taraz is located in Zhambyl Qalasy^[3].
• Taraz is in the country of Kazakhstan^[4].
• Taraz is in the country of Russian Empire^[5].
• Taraz is in the country of Soviet Union^[6].
• Taraz's instance of is recorded as border city^[7].
• Taraz's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Taraz's instance of is recorded as city of regional significance^[9].
• Taraz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fresno^[10].
• Taraz's postal code is recorded as 080000^[11].
• Taraz's Commons category is recorded as Taraz^[12].
• Taraz's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+06:00^[13].
• 1720 marks the founding of Taraz^[14].
• Taraz's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.883333333333, 'lon': 71.366666666667}^[15].
• Taraz's official website is recorded as http://taraz.zhambyl.gov.kz/^[16].
• Taraz's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Taraz^[17].
• Taraz has a population of {'amount': '+18854'}^[18].
• Taraz has a population of {'amount': '+63728'}^[19].
• Taraz has a population of {'amount': '+113346'}^[20].
• Taraz has a population of {'amount': '+187164'}^[21].
• Taraz has a population of {'amount': '+263793'}^[22].
• Taraz has a population of {'amount': '+306715'}^[23].
• Taraz has a population of {'amount': '+330125'}^[24].
• Taraz has a population of {'amount': '+320634'}^[25].
• Taraz has a population of {'amount': '+418368'}^[26].
• Taraz's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Kazakhstan^[4], a sovereign state^[28], in Kazakhstan^[29], founded in 1991^[30]; Russian Empire^[5], an empire^[31], in Russian Empire^[32], founded in 1721^[33]; and Soviet Union^[6], a federal republic^[34], in Soviet Union^[35], founded in 1922^[36]. Taraz is located in Zhambyl Qalasy^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Taraz covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+187800000'}^[37]. Taraz sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+610'}^[38]. Population counts include {'amount': '+18854'}^[18], {'amount': '+63728'}^[19], {'amount': '+113346'}^[20], {'amount': '+187164'}^[21], {'amount': '+263793'}^[22], and {'amount': '+306715'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include border city^[7], big city^[8], and city of regional significance^[9].

History and Context

1720 marks the founding of Taraz^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Taraz include Taraz Airport^[39], an airport^[40], in Kazakhstan^[41].

Why It Matters

Taraz draws 858 Wikipedia views per month (border_city category, ranking #11 of 89).^[2] Taraz has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Taraz is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Taraz include Taraz Airport^[39], an airport^[40], in Kazakhstan^[41].