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Taraz (Talas) travel guide, guidebook and phrasebooks, download .pdf chapters on Lonely Planet.
Taraz or Talas (Kazakh: Тараз), formerly known as Jambyl, Jambil or Zhambyl (Kazakh: Жамбыл, until 1997), Dzhambul (Russian: Джамбул, until 1993), Mirzoyan (Russian: Мирзоян, until 1938), Aulie-Ata (Russian: Аулие-Ата; Kazakh: Әулие-Ата) and Talas (Талас, until 1856), is a city and a center of the Jambyl Province in Kazakhstan. It is located in the south of Kazakhstan, near the border with Kyrgyzstan, on the Talas River (Taraz River). It has a population of 330,100 (1999 census), up 9% from 1989, making it one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, after Astana and Türkistan. One of the oldest cities in Kazakhstan and in Transoxania, Taraz celebrated its official 2000 anniversary (recognized by UNESCO) in 2001, dating from a fortress built in the area by a Hun (Ch. Xiongnu, Hsiung-nu, etc.) chanyu named Zhizhi and was a site of the Battle of Zhizhi in 36 BCE. The city was first recorded under the name 'Talas' in 568 CE by Menander Protector, the medieval city of Talas was a major trade centre along the Silk Road ... more on Wikipedia.The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply.
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