City tour and excursion around the cities of Kyzylorda in the Kyzylorda region
Kyzylorda is a city in the south of Kazakhstan, the administrative, economic and cultural center of the Kyzylorda region (since 1938). Located on the right bank of the Syrdarya river. The city is located at an altitude of 126-130 m above sea level.
The city's territory stretches from south-east to north-west along the Syrdarya river.
The city was built in 1817 in the village of Kamyskala. During the Kokand Khanate, it was built as a fortress Akmeshit, in April 1925 it was renamed Kyzylorda and received the status of the capital of the Kazakh SSR. In 1938 it became a regional center.
- Distance of the route:
10 km
- Season time:
May - September
- Best time:
June - August
- Group size:
not more 12 persons
- Days & nights:
1 day
Tour itinerary:
We'll embark on a city tour, first visiting the regional history museum, founded in 1939, followed by a stop at the railway museum. We'll then head to the Korkyt-Aty memorial. He was a renowned ninth-century Turkic orator and composer, originally from the steppes along the Syr Darya River. He was a multifaceted figure: an akyn (singer), poet, storyteller, and musician, and he also created the kobyz.
Afterwards, we'll head to the main square, called "Tagzym," and then visit the monument dedicated to Gani Muratbayev, a renowned public figure and founder of the Komsomol in the Kazakh SSR. This monument is located in the station square. Next, we'll head to the Aitbaya Mosque, an architectural monument of national significance.
Next, we'll visit the Holy Kazan Orthodox Church, which opened in 1986. We'll then visit the Syr-Ana monument, the Syr Darya River embankment, and a monument dedicated to the Great Patriotic War.
Afterwards, we'll visit Kyzylorda's main square, home to the city's state institute. Next to the academic building is a monument dedicated to three writers: Zeynulla Shukurov, Kaltai Mukhamedzhanov, and Abdilda Tazhibayev. We'll conclude our city tour with a sightseeing tour.
The city was renamed Kyzyl-Orda in 1857. It has been the administrative center of the Kyzyl-Orda Region since 1938 and has a railway station. Population: 188,600 (1987). The city developed on the site of the Ak-Mechet aul (later a fortress), which arose in 1817 at the intersection of caravan routes. Founded in 1820, it was known as Ak-Mechet until 1853, and then Perovsk until 1925. It was a district center in the Turkestan region of the Syrdarya region. In 1917, it was renamed Ak-Mechet again.
It has had its current name since 1925. From 1925 to 1929, it was the capital of the Kazakh ASSR. The construction of the Orenburg-Tashkent railway between 1901 and 1905 had a beneficial effect on Perovsk's economic development. Today, the city of Kyzylorda, located on the right bank of the Syr Darya River, covers 60,979 hectares and has a population of 180,000.
It was originally founded in 1817 as a fortress of the Kokand Khanate. Built of white brick and resembling a mosque, it was named Akmechet. At this time, the Kokand Khanate and Khiva, which had seized control of the city, began plundering the population of Syr, increasing taxes and extortions on the Kazakhs. To escape this abuse, the local population was forced to seek aid from neighboring Russia. In 1853, Orenburg Governor-General V.A. Perovsky was tasked with protecting Kazakh lands along the lower reaches of the Syr Darya.
On August 31 of that year, Russian troops stormed the besieged fortress and expelled the Kokandis from the city. In 1867, after the city was renamed Perovsky, it became the center of the Syr Darya district. After the Orenburg-Tashkent railway opened in 1905, a station and depot were built in the city. Between 1922 and 1925, the city was renamed Akmechet, and from 1925 to 1929, it served as the first capital of the Kazakh ASSR.
In 1925, the city was renamed Kyzylorda. S. Seifullin, B. Mailin, and I. Dzhansugurov began their careers here.
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