The city is located in the mountainous area of southern Kazakhstan, near the border with Kyrgyzstan.

In the 8th and 9th centuries, portions of southern Kazakhstan were conquered by Arabs, who also introduced Islam.

The Mashat River is a river of southern Kazakhstan.

The agreement includes a $2.5 billion investment by South Korean companies in a new power plant in southern Kazakhstan.

Three years ago, she journeyed to Moscow from her home in southern Kazakhstan to find her father's burial place.

The Karatau mountains in southern Kazakhstan are home to some of the most beautiful wild species.

There have also been recent outbreaks of haemorrhagic fever (a tick-borne disease) with renal syndrome in southern Kazakhstan.

The city is connected by railroad with southern Kazakhstan and Russia.

They are set to land in southern Kazakhstan very late tonight, after their return was delayed a week.

It was the chief highway of southern Kazakhstan, passing through Dzhambul and Shimkent.