Towns and Cities

Astana

Astana is the modern capital of Kazakhstan. It is an administrative and political center located in the north of the country, on the banks of the Ishim River. The city is divided into two parts - the right and left banks. As of 2022, the population is 1,340,782, the second largest in Kazakhstan after Almaty. ...

 

Almaty

Almaty is a city of republican significance, the former capital of Kazakhstan (until 1997). The city is located in the foothills of the Zailiysky Alatau in the southeast of the country and has a unique, very mild climate. The population of the city is 2,147,113 people. ...

 

Shymkent

Shymkent is a city in the south of Kazakhstan, one of the three cities of national importance, located on the plains between the Sairam and Bad rivers, overlooking the mountain landscape, which is part of the Western Tien Shan. The population of the city is 1,184,113 people. ...

 

Kokshetau

Kokshetau is a city in Northern Kazakhstan, the administrative center of the Akmola region since 1999. Kokshetau is located on the shore of Lake Kopa, north of the Kokshetau hill, which surrounds the city from the south and west of the foothills. The population of the city is 174,096 people. ...

 

Aktobe

Aktobe is a city in Western Kazakhstan, the administrative center of the Aktobe region. The city is located in the northern part of the Aktobe region, on both banks of the left bank of the Ural-Elek River, in the central part of the Podoral plateau. The population of the city is 556,974 people. ...

 

Taldykorgan

Taldykorgan is the administrative center of the Almaty region of Kazakhstan, located in the center of Semirechye, on the banks of the Karatal River, in the foothills of the Dzhungar Alatau. The population of the city is 168,627 people. ...

 

Atyrau

Atyrau is a city in Kazakhstan, the administrative center of the Atyrau region. It is located in the western part of the country, on the banks of the Ural River. The population of the city is 315,274 people. ...

 

Uralsk

Uralsk - (until 1775 - the city of Yaitsky) - a city in Western Kazakhstan, on the Ural River. This is the administrative center of the West Kazakhstan region, located on the northern outskirts of the Caspian basin. The population of the city is 253,117 people, 83 different nationalities and ethnic groups. ...

 

Taraz

Taraz (Zhambyl in Soviet times) is one of the oldest cities in Kazakhstan, the administrative center of the Zhambyl region. It is located in the south of the country, near the border with Kyrgyzstan, on the Talas River. The population of the city is 425,959 people. ...

 

Kyzylorda

Kyzylorda - (formerly Perovsk, White Mosque, Kyzyl-Orda) - a city in Kazakhstan, the administrative center of the Kyzylorda region. The population of the city is 277,678 people. ...

 

Aktau

Aktau is a city located in the south-west of Kazakhstan, the regional center of the Mangistau region. The city is located on the coast of the Caspian Sea. The climate is desert, very hot and dry in summer. The population of the city is 261,907 people. ...

 

Petropavlovsk

Petropavlovsk is a city in the north of Kazakhstan, the administrative center of the North Kazakhstan region, located in the southwestern part of the West Siberian Plain. It is the northern regional center of Kazakhstan, located 40 km south of the Russian border and 428 km north of Nur-Sultan. The population of the city is 221,902 people. ...

 

Turkestan

Turkestan is a city in the south of Kazakhstan, located near the Syr Darya River. Since June 19, 2018, it has been the administrative center of the Turkestan region. One of the oldest cities in Kazakhstan. It is located 160 km northwest of Shymkent. The population of the city is 218,331 people. ...

 

Ust-Kamenogorsk

Ust-Kamenogorsk is the largest city in the east of Kazakhstan, the administrative center of the East Kazakhstan region, bordering on China and Russia. The city is located about 280 km west of the peak of the Altai Mountains, Mount Belukh, at the confluence of the Ulba and Irtysh rivers. The urban climate is sharply continental with unstable humidity. The population of the city is 350,840 people. ...

 

Semey

Semey is a city of regional importance in Kazakhstan, located in the East Kazakhstan region, on both banks of the Irtysh River. Today it is the largest city in Kazakhstan, which is not the center of the region or a city of republican significance. The left bank of the city is called Zhana Semey. The climate is sharply continental. The population of the city is 350,967 people. ...

 

Pavlodar

Pavlodar is a city in the north-east of Kazakhstan, the administrative center of the Pavlodar region, located on the West Siberian Plain. The climate is temperate, sharply continental. The population of the city is 361,623 people. ...

 

Karaganda

Karaganda is a city in Kazakhstan, the administrative center of the Karaganda region. Located in the central part of Kazakhstan. The climate is sharply continental. The population of the city is 514,316 people (5th place in terms of population). ...

 

Kostanay

Kostanay is a city in Kazakhstan, the administrative center of the Kostanay region, located in the north-west of Kazakhstan, north of the Turgai plateau, in the south-western part of the West Siberian Plain, on the Tobol River. The climate is sharply continental. The population of the city is 263,432 people. ...

 

Ekibastuz

Ekibastuz - a city of regional subordination in the west of Pavlodar region, Kazakhstan. It is located 132 km southwest of the city of Pavlodar. The climate of the region is sharply continental. In Kazakhstan, it occupies the 19th place in terms of population, in Northern Kazakhstan - the 6th place, and in the Pavlodar region - the 2nd place. The population of the city is 129,048 people. ...

 

Zhezkazgan

Zhezkazgan - city in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Until May 1997, it was the center of the later abolished Zhezkazgan region. Now the regional center of the Ulytau region. One of the largest centers of metallurgy in the country. The climate is semi-desert (sharply continental), dry. The population of the city is 88,812 people. ...

 

Temirtau

Temirtau - city in Kazakhstan, located in Karaganda Oblast The name of the city is translated from Kazakh as "Iron Mountain". The city-forming element is the largest metallurgical production in Kazakhstan JSC ArcelorMittal Temirtau. The population of the city is 171,880 people. ...

 

Arkalyk

Arkalyk - a city of regional subordination in the Kostanay region of Kazakhstan, formerly the center of the Turgai region. Founded in 1956, received city status in 1965. The population of the city is 41,371 people. ...

 

Rudny

Rudny - is a city on the Tobol River in the Kostanay region. In connection with the development of an iron ore deposit and the construction of the Sokolovo-Sarybai mining and processing plant, ore appeared in 1957. The climate is sharply continental. The population of the city is 111,990 people. ...

 

Konaev

Konaev (until May 2022 - Kapshagai) - is a city in Kazakhstan, since June 8, 2022, the administrative center of the Almaty region within its new borders (after the separation of the newly formed Zhetysu region from this region). The city is located in the south of the country, on the banks of the Ili River. The city has beaches on the banks of the reservoir and the largest gambling zone in the republic. The population of the city is 54,907 people. ...

 

Kaskelen

Kaskelen - is a city and the administrative center of the Karasai district of the Almaty region of Kazakhstan. It is located in the foothills of the Zailiysky Alatau, on the Kaskelen River of the same name, 10 km from the border of the city of Almaty. The population of the city is 81,850 people. ...

 

Zhetysay

Zhetysay (kaz. Zhetisai) - is a city in Kazakhstan, the center of the Zhetysay district of the Turkestan region. The distance from the city of Turkestan is 393 km. There are cotton-cleaning, beer and bread factories in the city; workshop for the production of vegetable and cottonseed oil. The Tashkent-Syrdarya-Bukhara railway used to pass through the city. The population of the city is 45,049 people. ...