Fun fact 2 about Shymkent
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Chimkent was founded in the twelfth century as a caravanserai to protect a nearby Silk Road trade town.
Shymkent
Kazakhstan
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Shymkent
Kazakhstan
Country
Kazakhstan
Population
1.2M
Coordinates
42.32, 69.59
Shymkent is a city in southern Kazakhstan, close to the border with Uzbekistan. For administration, it is one of three cities of republican significance in Kazakhstan, the others being Almaty and Astana.
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