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Taraz
City in Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan

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.

Plan a trip to Taraz→From Shymkent

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.

Get in

Getting to Taraz

  1. 01
    Taraz Airport

    Also known as Jambyl Airport and Aulie-Ata Airport, this has flights from Almaty, Astana and Yekaterinburg.

  2. 02
    Taraz railway station is 2 km south

    The collective taxi station is north of the city with taxi to Bishkek and Shymkent.

See

Worth seeing

Zhengis Park.

  1. 01
    Aisha Bibi Mausoleum

    It was built in the 11th or 12th century as a homage to the noble woman Aisha Bibi.

  2. 02
    Prezidentskiy Park

    The park is clean and maintained well with beautiful gardens as well as wide open spaces.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Taraz Central Stadium

    A multi-purpose stadium mostly used to hold football matches hosted by FC Taraz.

Eat

Where to eat

GolPas. Diverse dishes on offer. Pasta, pizza, seafood and steaks. Cozy atmosphere though a little expensive.

  1. 01
    Malikakhon

    The waiters do not speak English and at times the music in the background can get quite loud.

How locals move

Getting around Taraz the local way

  • 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.

From Wikivoyage: Taraz, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-06.

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