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Shymkent
Shymkent, Kazakhstan Chimkent ‘Turf Town’, thus a town built on a grassy area from shym ‘grass’ and kent ‘town’. Founded in the 7th century as a staging post on the Silk Road and developed as a frontier fort of the Kokand Khanate; it was captured by the Russians in 1864 and remained in Russian/Soviet hands until Kazakhstan gained its independence in 1991. At this time the Kazakh spelling was adopted.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Shymkent." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Shymkent." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Shymkent.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Shymkent." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Shymkent.html |
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Shymkent
Shymkent or Chimkent , city (1993 est. pop. 404,000), S Kazakhstan, on the Turkistan-Siberia RR. It has large zinc and lead smelters and machine, chemical, and food-processing industries. Founded in the 12th cent., Shymkent was a Kokand fortress before it was taken by Russia in 1864. |
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"Shymkent." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Shymkent." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Shymkent.html "Shymkent." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Shymkent.html |
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