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SHYMKENT

Shymkent · KAZAKHSTAN (KZ) · 42.31°N / 69.60°E

1537272
ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,518,980

Shymkent is a city in Kazakhstan with a population of 1,200,000. It sits at 42.31/69.60, runs on Asia/Almaty, is 12 km from Sayram.

Population 1,200,000
Place Type Regional Capital
Elevation n/a
Timezone Asia/Almaty

All facts

fields
Country
Kazakhstan
Subdivision
Shymkent
Coords
42.31°N / 69.60°E
UTC offset
+5
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 5 · within 50 km
E Sayram Turkistan 0 13.0 km
NE Aksu Turkistan 26,115 22.4 km
SE Lenger Turkistan 21,238 27.5 km
NE Sastobe Turkistan 6,827 42.5 km
NW Temirlanovka Turkistan 12,245 42.8 km

Air access

nearby

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Shymkent?
1,200,000 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Shymkent in?
Asia/Almaty.
Which country is Shymkent in?
Kazakhstan (KZ).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1518980

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1518980,
    "name": "Shymkent",
    "ascii_name": "Shymkent",
    "country_code": "KZ",
    "population": 1200000,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Almaty",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 42.30988,
    "longitude": 69.60042
  }
}
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