Sayram ? a 3,000-year-old city, with Kazakhstan's oldest mosque and a very strong sense of Central Asian culture?there is a lot to see here
Shieli? a small town located between Shymkent and Kyzylorda, this town is very popular for its vegetables such as huge watermelons and melons. Also,marjan kurus (diamond rice) is the highest quality rice grown in Shieli. Also, this region is crowded by very kind, hospitable and nice people who will always welcome you!
Shu ? a relatively small town, and administrative center of Zhambyl Province
Shymkent ? Kazakhstan's second largest city, an old market town located near Tashkent and some beautiful mountains; now booming with oil exploration
Taras ? a 2,000-year-old city, rich in archaeological finds
Turkestan ? another ancient city, long a border town between the Persian culture to the south and the Turkic nomadic culture to the north, now majority Uzbek and home to several important cultural-historical monuments
Aralsk, Qazaly Shardara, Jetisu, Saryag'ash and Lenger
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