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Taraz
Taraz, Kazakhstan Talas/Taraz, Auliye‐Ata, Mirzoyan, Dzhambul/Zhambyl Founded in the 6th century on the Talas River after which the city was first named. Talas was an important halt on the Silk Road until it was destroyed by the Mongols in the 13th century. It was rebuilt by the Emirs of Kokand in the 18th century as a northern frontier fort and given the name Auliye‐Ata ‘Holy Father’ from the Uzbek auliye ‘holy’ and ata ‘father’. It was captured by the Russians in 1864 and became part of Russia. In 1936 it was renamed after Levon Mirzoyan (1897–1939), an Azeri who was sent to Kazakhstan in 1933 and became the senior Communist Party official (first secretary of the Central Committee) there in 1937. It was renamed Dzhambul, or Zhambyl, in 1938 after the Kazakh folk poet and singer, Dzhambul Dzhabayev (1846–1945). This is the Russian spelling of his name; in Kazakh his name is spelt Zhambyl Zhabaev and Zhambyl was the accepted spelling in 1992–7. Zhambyl reverted to its original name in 1997.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Taraz." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Taraz." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Taraz.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Taraz." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Taraz.html |
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Taraz
Taraz , formerly Zhambyl , city (1993 est. pop. 317,000), in S Kazakhstan on the border with Kyrgyzstan, on the Taraz (Talas) River and the Turkistan-Siberia RR. Industries include food processing and the manufacture of chemicals, footwear, and leather goods. Founded in the 7th cent., it was called Taraz or Talas. In the 8th and 9th cent. it was ruled by Arabs. From the 10th to the 12th cent. it was the capital of the Karakhan state, and in 1864 it passed to Russia. It was called Aulie-Ata until 1936 and then Mirzoyan until 1938, when it was renamed for the Kazakh poet Zhambyl Zhabayev; in 1997 the original name was restored. Near Taraz are two mausoleums (11th and 12th cent.). |
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"Taraz." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Taraz." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Taraz.html "Taraz." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Taraz.html |
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