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{{Infobox settlement
| name = South Kazakhstan Region
| native_name = Оңтүстік Қазақстан облысы<br />Южно-Казахстанская область
| settlement_type = [[Region]]
| image_skyline = KazakhMountains.jpg
| imagesize =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| image_shield = South_Kazakhstan_province_seal.png
| shield_alt =
| image_map = South Kazakhstan in Kazakhstan.svg
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Map of Kazakhstan, location of South Kazakhstan Region highlighted
| coordinates = {{coord|43|00|N|068|30|E|type:adm1st_region:KZ-ZHA|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Kazakhstan}}
| subdivision_type1 =
| subdivision_name1 =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Districts of Kazakhstan|Districts]]
| blank_info_sec1 = 11
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[List of cities in Kazakhstan|Cities]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 8
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Township]]s
| blank2_info_sec1 = 13
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Village]]s
| blank3_info_sec1 = 932
| seat = [[Shymkent]]
| seat_type = [[Capital (political)|Capital]]
| leader_party =
| leader_title = [[Akim]]
| leader_name = [[Zhanseit Tuymenbayev|Janseyit Tuimebayev]]
| area_footnotes = <ref name="Official site - General Information">[http://en.ontustik.gov.kz/gw/akim-biografy Official site - General Information]</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 117249
| timezone1 = East
| utc_offset1 = +6
| timezone1_DST = not observed
| utc_offset1_DST = +6
| postal_code_type = [[Postal codes]]
| postal_code = 160000
| area_code_type = [[Area codes]]
| area_code = +7 (725)
| population_footnotes = <ref>Agency of statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan: [http://www.stat.kz/digital/naselsenie/2012/2013/%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82/01_2012_%D0%AD-14-05-%D0%9C.xls Численность населения Республики Казахстан по областям с началa 2013 года до 1 февраля 2013 года] (russisch; Excel-Datei; 55 kB).</ref>
| population_total = 2685009
| population_as_of = 2013-02-01
| population_density_km2 = auto
| iso_code = KZ-YUZ
| registration_plate = 13, X
| website = {{URL|http://www.ontustik.gov.kz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''South Kazakhstan Region''' ({{lang-kk|Оңтүстік Қазақстан облысы}}, ''Oñtüstik Qazaqstan oblısı''; {{lang-ru|Южно-Казахстанская область}}, ''{{nowrap|Yuzhno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast'}}'') is the southernmost [[Regions of Kazakhstan|region]] of [[Kazakhstan]]. Population: {{Kz-census2009|2,469,367|punct=;}} {{Kz-census1999|1,978,339|punct=.}} Its capital is [[Shymkent]], with 603,500 people. Other cities in South Kazakhstan include [[Turkestan (city)|Turkestan]], [[Sayram (city)|Sayram]], [[Kentau]], [[Arys, Kazakhstan|Arys]], [[Shardara]], [[Zhetisai]], [[Saryagash]], and [[Lenger]]. This region and [[Atyrau Region]] are Kazakhstan's two smallest regions; both are about 117,300 square kilometers in area. South Kazakhstan borders the neighboring country of [[Uzbekistan]] (and is very near the Uzbekistan capital [[Tashkent]]), as well as three other Kazakhstan regions: [[Karaganda Region]] (to the north), [[Kyzylorda Region]] (to the west), and [[Jambyl Region]] (to the east). The [[Syr Darya]] passes through the region, on its way to the [[Aral Sea]]. Also, an [[oil pipeline]] runs from [[Turkmenabat]], Turkmenistan to [[Omsk]], [[Russia]] (where it connects with a larger, [[Siberia]]n pipeline) through South Kazakhstan. [[Crude oil|Oil]], [[lead]] and [[zinc]] are refined in Shymkent.

==Demographics==
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The South Kazakhstan Region is the most densely populated of Kazakhstan's many regions. This derives from the oblast's gentler climate, better irrigation infrastructure, and proximity to historical population centers [such as Uzbekistan's Tashkent and the Silk Road cities of Samarkand and Bukhara]. SKO is also the fastest growing of Kazakhstan's Region, due to two main factors. One is the birthrate among traditional Kazakh and Uzbek families, where families of five to eight children are commonplace. The other is the exodus of cheap migrant labor from northern Uzbekistan. These migrant workers sometimes become full-fledged immigrants, and if they are ethnic Kazakhs this process is easily green-lighted through local governments for an (unacknowledged and under-the-table) fee.

As such, South Kazakhstan Region is the only region with a demographic breakdown where ethnic Russians are not in the first or second most populous categories. Census results are old and made using Soviet methods that served propaganda over accuracy, but they still point to Kazakhs being the most populous, closely followed by Uzbeks, with Russians bringing in a distant third.

The population of South Kazakhstan Region, despite obvious numerical prevalence of Kazakhs (which has considerably amplified from the beginning 1990 and now the share of Kazakhs in the population makes an order of 72%), differs a considerable ethnolanguage variety. So in the area population it is traditionally wide (about 18% of all population) the Uzbeks making a considerable part of the population of some cities and areas of area are presented (to Sauries, Turkestan, Aksukent, Ikan), live Russians (basically in the city of Shymkent though their share was considerably reduced for last 20 years from more than 23% in 1980 to nearby 6% now), Tajiks, Koreans, Kurds live also.

==Languages==
Main languages are Kazakh, Russian (including as means of international dialogue) and Uzbek.

==History==
Historically speaking, South Kazakhstan Region is home to Kazakhstan's oldest and greatest marvels. Two thousand years ago it was part of the northern border of the [[Persian Empire]]. It owes its long history of habitation to a mixing of Persian culture and science with the native Turkic/Mongol tribal clans. South Kazakhstan Region was part of the [[Satrapy|Satrap]] of [[Sogdiana]].

Some places of historical interest include the cities of [[Turkistan (city)|Turkestan]], [[Otrar]] and [[Sayram (city)|Sayram]]. Sayram was the birthplace of [[Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasavi|Ahmed Yasavi]] (1103–66), a great Sufic scholar and author that lived and worked throughout Central Asia. He is entombed in a mausoleum complex that stands in present-day Turkestan, and which has been named a [[World Heritage Site]] by [[UNESCO]]. It was commissioned by Amir Temur ([[Tamerlane]]) to increase his standing among the area. The mausoleum was built by Persian masters, though it was left unfinished with the death of Tamerlane. The original scaffolding that would have been used to apply the colored-tile still protrudes from the front entrance.

==Administrative divisions==
The region is administratively divided into eleven districts and the cities of [[Shymkent]], [[Arys, Kazakhstan|Arys]], [[Kentau]], and [[Turkistan (city)|Turkestan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.ontustik.gov.kz/gw/goroda_raion|title=Akimats of the region’s cities and districts|publisher=The official portal of akimat of South Kazakhstan Region|accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref>
# [[Baydibek District]], with the administrative center in the [[Village#Central and Eastern Europe|selo]] of [[Shayan]];
# [[Kazygurt District]], the selo of [[Kazygurt]];
# [[Maktaaral District]], the town of [[Zhetisay]];
# [[Ordabasy District]], the selo of [[Temirlan, Kazakhstan|Temirlan]];
# [[Otyrar District]], the selo of [[Shauldir]];
# [[Saryagash District]], the town of [[Saryagash]];
# [[Sayram District]], the selo of [[Aksukent]];
# [[Shardara District]], the town of [[Shardara]];
# [[Sozak District]], the selo of [[Sholakkorgan]];
# [[Tole Bi District]], the town of [[Lenger]];
# [[Tulkibas District]], the selo of [[Turar Ryskulov, Kazakhstan|Turar Ryskulov]].

==References==
{{reflist}}
*National Geographic Atlas of the World, Eighth Edition.

==External links==
{{commonscat-inline|South Kazakhstan Province}}
*[http://www.ontustik.gov.kz Official regional website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = South Kazakhstan Region
|North = [[Karaganda Region]]
|Northeast = [[Jambyl Region]]
|East =
|Southeast = [[Tashkent Region]], {{flag|Uzbekistan}}
|South = [[Sirdaryo Region]], {{flag|Uzbekistan}}
|Southwest = [[Jizzakh Region]], {{flag|Uzbekistan}}
|West = [[Navoiy Region]], {{flag|Uzbekistan}}
|Northwest = [[Kyzylorda Region]]
}}

{{South Kazakhstan Region}}
{{Regions of Kazakhstan}}

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