Jambyl Region
{{Short description|Region in southern Kazakhstan}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jambyl Region
| native_name = {{native name|kk|Jambyl oblysy, Жамбыл облысы}}
{{native name|ru|Жамбылская область}}
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| image2 = Река Чу - panoramio.jpg
| image3 = Aisha bibi.png
| footer = From the top, Chu River, Moiynkum District, Aisha Bibi}}
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| seat = Taraz
| seat_type = Capital
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| leader_title = Akim
| leader_name = Yerbol Karashukeyev{{cite web|url=https://www.akorda.kz/ru/o-naznachenii-karashukeeva-esh-58432 |title=О назначении Карашукеева Е.Ш. |language=ru |publisher=akorda.kz |date=2023-09-05}}
| area_total_km2 = 144264
| demographics_type2 = GDP
| demographics2_title1 = Total
| demographics2_info1 = KZT 2,685.5 billion
US$ 5.816 billion (2022)
| demographics2_title2 = Per capita
| demographics2_info2 = KZT 2,212,200
US$ 4,791 (2022)
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| postal_code_type = Postal codes
| postal_code = 080000
| area_code_type = Area codes
| area_code = +7 (726)
| population_total = 1209665
| population_as_of = 2022-01-01
| population_density_km2 = auto
| iso_code = KZ-ZHA
| registration_plate = 08, H
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| blank_info_sec2 = 0.785{{cite web |url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/ |title=Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab |website=hdi.globaldatalab.org |language=en}}
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| website = {{URL|http://www.zhambyl.gov.kz/}}
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Jambyl or Zhambyl Region ({{langx|kk|Жамбыл облысы|translit=Jambyl oblysy}}; {{langx|ru|Жамбылская область|Zhambylskaya oblast}}), formerly known as Dzhambul Region ({{langx|ru| Джамбульская область|Dzhambulskaya Oblast}}) until 1991, is a region of Kazakhstan. Its administrative center is Taraz. The population of the region is 1,209,665; the city is 335,100. The region borders Kyrgyzstan, and is very near to Uzbekistan (all to the south). Jambyl also borders three other provinces: Karaganda Region (to the north), Turkistan Region (to the west) and Almaty Region (to the east). The total area is {{convert|144200|km2|mi2}}. The province borders Lake Balkhash to its northeast. The province (and its capital during the Soviet era) was named after the Kazakh akyn (folk singer) Jambyl Jabayev.
History
The Dzhambul Region was formed by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on October 14, 1939, and included nine districts, of which six were separated from the South Kazakhstan and three from the Alma-Ata region.
= Arys ammunition explosion =
In August 2021, nine people were killed in a major explosion in at a Kazakhstani ammunition depot at a military unit in Taraz in the Jambyl Region of Kazakhstan.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-26|title=At least 9 killed after explosion at ammunition depot in Kazakhstan|url=https://www.euronews.com/2021/08/26/at-least-60-injured-in-explosion-at-ammunition-depot-in-kazakhstan|access-date=2021-09-07|website=euronews|language=en}} As a result, Minister of Defense Nurlan Yermekbayev announced his intent to resign on 27 August 2021.{{Cite news|last=КАЙЫРТАЙУЛЫ|first=Манас|date=2021-08-27|title=Министр обороны Ермекбаев заявил о готовности уйти в отставку после смертоносных взрывов боеприпасов|url=https://rus.azattyq.org/a/31430618.html|access-date=2021-08-31|website=Радио Азаттык|language=ru}} Four days later his resignation was accepted by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, with Yermekbayev accepting responsibility for the tragedy,{{Cite web|date=2021-08-31|title=Н.Ермекбаев попросил прощения у Президента, родных погибших и пострадавших при взрыве - Новости Казахстана и мира на сегодня|url=https://24.kz/ru/news/social/item/495762-n-ermekbaev-poprosil-proshcheniya-u-rodnykh-pogibshikh-i-postradavshikh-v-zhambylskoj-oblasti|access-date=2021-08-31|website=24.kz|language=ru-ru}} and was succeeded by Lieutenant General Murat Bektanov.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-31|title=Kazakh defence minister resigns after 15 die in arms depot blasts|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kazakh-defence-minister-resigns-after-15-die-arms-depot-blasts-2021-08-31/|access-date=2021-08-31|website=Reuters|language=en}} The leaders of foreign countries and international organizations delivered condolences and all government websites were grayscaled in memoriam.
Demographics
As of 2020, the Jambyl Region has a population of 1,130,099.{{cite web |url=https://www.stat.gov.kz/api/getFile/?docId=ESTAT355258 |title=Численность населения Республики Казахстан по отдельным этносам на начало 2020 года |publisher=Stat.kz |access-date=2020-08-03 |archive-date=2020-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527204929/https://www.stat.gov.kz/api/getFile/?docId=ESTAT355258 |url-status=dead }}
Administrative divisions
The province is administratively divided into ten districts and the city of Taraz.{{cite web|url=http://www.zhambyl.gov.kz/index.php?action=contents&page=2&lan=rus|title=Характеристика|publisher=The official portal of akimat of Jambyl Region|language=ru|access-date=13 July 2013|archive-date=30 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630150602/http://www.zhambyl.gov.kz/index.php?action=contents&page=2&lan=rus|url-status=dead}}
- Bayzak District, with the administrative center in the auyl of Sarykemer;
- Jambyl District, the auyl of Asy;
- Korday District, the auyl of Korday;
- Merki District, the auyl of Merki;
- Moiynkum District, the auyl of Moiynkum;
- Sarysu District, the town of Janatas;
- Shu District, the auyl of Tole bi;
- Talas District, the town of Karatau;
- Turar Ryskulov District, the auyl of Kulan;
- Zhualy District, the auyl of Bauyrzhan Momyshuly.
Janatas, Karatau, Shu, have the administrative status of town, whereas Taraz have the administrative status of a city.
Economy
Important industries include rock phosphate mining (around Karatau). The Chu River valley is one of Kazakhstan's important areas of irrigated agriculture.
The core of the rail transportation network in the region is based on the east–west Turksib rail line, which runs through Taraz and Chu toward Almaty, and the north–south Transkazakhstan line, which runs north from Chu toward Nur-Sultan. CIS Highway M 39 (which in this area forms part of European route E40) comes from Tashkent, Uzbekistan over Shymkent (capital of neighbouring province South Kazakhstan) and runs further over Taraz to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; then it comes to Jambyl Province again through Korday border crossing and continues east toward Almaty.
In February 2021, it was announced that a wind farm and a hydro power plant will be launched in the Zhambyl region during the 2021 year, and two more renewable energy facilities are planned to be launched in the area in the near future.{{Cite web|last=February 2021|first=Zhanna Shayakhmetova in Nation on 23|date=2021-02-23|title=Wind Farm and Hydro Power Plant to Launch This Year in Zhambyl Region|url=https://astanatimes.com/2021/02/wind-farm-and-hydro-power-plant-to-launch-this-year-in-zhambyl-region/|access-date=2021-12-10|website=The Astana Times|language=en}}
Tourism
In 2018, the Jambyl region began the reconstruction of the Tekturmas historical complex. Located on the outskirts of the city, this complex is aimed at highlighting and preserving the cultural heritage of the country. Currently, the site is home to 14 monuments, a waterfall, observatory platforms, and a medieval style fortress that surrounds the complex.{{Cite web|last1=Asia|first1=Aizada Arystanbek in Kazakhstan Region Profiles: A. Deep Dive Into the Heart of Central|last2=Years|first2=Kazakhstan’s Independence: 30|last3=June 2021|first3=Tourism on 1|date=2021-06-01|title=Zhambyl Region Continues Reconstruction of Tekturmas Historical Complex|url=https://astanatimes.com/2021/06/zhambyl-region-continues-reconstruction-of-tekturmas-historical-complex/|access-date=2021-11-17|website=The Astana Times|language=en}}
Gallery
Image:E7830-Shu-steppe.jpg|In the steppe north of the town of Shu
Image:E7860-Korday-entering-KZ.jpg|Entering Kazakhstan (and Jambyl Province) via Korday Bridge over the Chu
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.zhambyl.gov.kz/index.php?lan=rus Official website(in Russian)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507190007/http://www.zhambyl.gov.kz/index.php?lan=rus |date=2019-05-07 }}
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Jambyl Region
|North = Karagandy Region
|Northeast =
|East = Almaty Region
|Southeast = {{flagicon image|Flag of Chuy Province.svg}} Chüy Region, {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
|South = {{flagicon image|Flag of Talas Province Kyrgyzstan.svg}} Talas Region, {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
|Southwest =
|West = Turkistan Region
|Northwest =
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{{Provinces of Kazakhstan}}
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