KnowraKyzylordaKyzylordaKyzylorda is a city in southern Kazakhstan on the Syr Darya River and the administrative center of Kyzylorda Region.BriefConnectAk-Mechet: Ak-Mechet was a fortress and settlement on the Syr Darya that became the foundation of modern Kyzylorda. The settlement’s earlier name links the city’s origins to a nineteenth-century fort.Syr Darya: The Syr Darya is a major Central Asian river flowing through Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan. Kyzylorda stands on its lower course in southern Kazakhstan.Aral Sea: The Aral Sea is a formerly large inland lake between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, greatly diminished by river diversions. Kyzylorda Region reaches the sea, whose environmental crisis affects communities along the Syr Darya.Baikonur: Baikonur is a city in Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan, known for its proximity to the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It is a major regional settlement distinct from the spaceport itself.Perovsk: Perovsk was the Russian imperial name of the Syr Darya settlement later renamed Kyzylorda. The name records Russian rule after the fortress was captured in 1853.Kyzylorda Region: Kyzylorda Region is an administrative region of southern Kazakhstan, bordering the Aral Sea. The city serves as the region’s administrative center.Baikonur Cosmodrome: Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport in Kazakhstan leased by Russia and used for orbital launches. It lies in Kyzylorda Region and is connected to the city by regional transport.Aralsk: Aralsk is a city in Kyzylorda Region near the northern shore of the Aral Sea. Its fishing history and changing shoreline show the crisis’s effects within the same region.Kokand Khanate: The Kokand Khanate was a Central Asian state that ruled parts of the Syr Darya region during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Its forces built Ak-Mechet before Russian expansion reached the lower Syr Darya.Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan is a landlocked country in Central Asia and the world’s largest landlocked state by area. Kyzylorda is one of its regional centers, in the country’s south.Show all 20Linked from 1 pageShow all 1