| LC control no. | n 2003107014 |
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| Geographic heading | Taraz (Kazakhstan) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Kazakhstan--Taraz |
| Variant(s) | Taraz City (Kazakhstan) Taras (Kazakhstan) Talas (Kazakhstan) |
| See also | Zhambyl (Zhambyl oblysy, Kazakhstan) |
| Found in | Talas, Aĭsha Bibī, Qarakhan, 2002: p. 63 (Talas-Taras-Taraz) www.kazakhstan-gateway.kz/welcome/cities/taraz (Taraz: Kazakstan, Taraz lies at the junction of the Talas River and the Turk-Sib Railway. It is one of the oldest towns of Kazakstan. It stands on the site of the ancient city of Taraz, which flourished as a stop along the Silk Road until it was destroyed by Mongol armies in the 13th century. Primarily an industrial city, Dzhambul (lately renamed Taraz again)) www.mitsva.kz/regkaz/taraz/province (Taraz City (Talas)) GEOnet, 07-07-03 (Taraz, ppl., 42°54ʹ00ʺN, 71°22ʹ00ʺE; variant: Talas; earlier names: Zhambyl, Auliye-Ata) webapps.getty.edu (Taraz; Kazakhstan, Dzambul oblast: 42°54ʹ00ʺN, 71°22ʹ00ʺE; established in 7th cen.; ruled by Arabs 8th-9th cen.; flourished as capital of Kazakh state 10th-12th cen.; today is located at junction of Talas river & Turk-Sib Railway; former names: Dzhambul (renamed in honor of Kazakh poet Jambil Jabayev (Dzhambul Dzhabayev in Russian) in 1938); Auliye-Ata (a new town developed around Kokand fort established late 18th cent.); Mirzoyan; Talas, Yani) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (unknown; 42°54ʹ00ʺN 071°22ʹ00ʺE) |
| Not found in | LC data base, 07-07-03 (hdg.: Zhambyl (Zhambyl oblysy, Kazakhstan)); Soviet Union. Glavnoe upravlenie geodezii i kartografii. Dzhambul, turistskai︠a︡ skhema, 1983: map verso (Dzhambul (do 1936 g. Aulie-Ata [no publs. in LC database]), adm. t︠s︡entr Dzambulskoĭ oblasti); BGN card 9-30-83 (Dzhambul, PPL, 42°54ʹN 71°22ʹE; variants: Auliye-Ata, Jambul; cites 6 others) |
| Geographic area code | a-kz--- |
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