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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of south-central Kazakhstan near the border of Kyrgyzstan. Founded in the seventh century, it passed to Russia in 1864. From 1938 to 1997, it was named Zhambyl (Dzhambul).

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  • The Kazakh Foreign Ministry said a plane carrying Bakiev had landed in Taraz, a town in bordering Kazakhstan.

    POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: April 16, 2010 2010

  • Two days later, a man authorities identified as a Muslim fundamentalist killed seven local people and injured three during a shooting spree in the southern town of Taraz, after which he blew himself up.

    Peace Corps to Withdraw From Kazakhstan Christopher Pala 2011

  • In 892, the Samanid founder, Ismail bin Ahmad (r. 874-907), captured the Western Qarakhanid capital, Taraz, causing its ruler, Oghulchaq, to shift his capital to Kashgar.

    The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire ��� 13 The Establishment of New Empires in Central Asia 2006

  • The western branch had its capital at Taraz on the Talas River and included the city-state of Kashgar to the southeast, across the Tianshan Mountains at the extreme western end of the Tarim Basin.

    The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire ��� 13 The Establishment of New Empires in Central Asia 2006

  • (Petropavlovsk), Zhambyl Oblysy (Taraz) note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); in 1995, the Governments of

    The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • (Petropavl), Zhambyl (Taraz; formerly Dzhambul) note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); in 1995 the Governments of

    The 1999 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • (Petropavlovsk), Zhambyl Oblysy (Taraz) note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); in 1995, the Governments of

    The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • (Petropavlovsk), Zhambyl Oblysy (Taraz) note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); in 1995 the Governments of

    The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • (Petropavlovsk), Zhambyl Oblysy (Taraz) note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); in 1995, the Governments of

    The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • (Petropavlovsk), Zhambyl Oblysy (Taraz) note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); in 1995, the Governments of

    The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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