Taraz
Taraz is a city and the administrative center of Jambyl Region in Kazakhstan, located on the Talas (Taraz) River in the south of the country near the border with Kyrgyzstan.
Taraz is a city and the administrative center of Jambyl Region in Kazakhstan, located on the Talas (Taraz) River in the south of the country near the border with Kyrgyzstan. It had a population of 330,100 as of the 1999 census, up 9% from 1989, making it one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, after Astana and Turkistan. The current population of Taraz is 428,000.
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Worth seeing in and around Taraz
One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Taraz Central Stadium
Central Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Taraz, Kazakhstan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Taraz.
1.3 km · multi-purpose stadium in Taraz, Kazakhstan · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Zhengis Park.
- 01Aisha Bibi Mausoleum
It was built in the 11th or 12th century as a homage to the noble woman Aisha Bibi.
- 02Prezidentskiy Park
The park is clean and maintained well with beautiful gardens as well as wide open spaces.
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Things to do
- 01Taraz Central Stadium
A multi-purpose stadium mostly used to hold football matches hosted by FC Taraz.
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Where to eat
GolPas. Diverse dishes on offer. Pasta, pizza, seafood and steaks. Cozy atmosphere though a little expensive.
- 01Malikakhon
The waiters do not speak English and at times the music in the background can get quite loud.
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Getting to Taraz
- Airports
- Taraz (DMB), 7 km · Shymkent (CIT), 166 km · Namangan (NMA), 214 km
- Stations
- Taraz Airport, 7.3 km
- Shymkent → Taraz159 km · quickest by road, 2h 55m · $14–20
- Turkıstan → Taraz256 km · quickest by road, 4h 59m · $26–36
- Almaty → Taraz451 km · quickest by air, 4h 28m · $170–250
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Taraz
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Taraz. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextAlmaty - Marshrutkas leave from the main Avtovokzal north-east of the city.
- Go nextA back seat in an 18-person marshrutka can cost as little as 2,500 tenge.
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Next door to Taraz
- Kumzhotavillage in Kazakhstan9.3 km