| Jambyl Province Жамбыл облысы |
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| Coordinates: 44°0′N 72°0′E / 44°N 72°ECoordinates: 44°0′N 72°0′E / 44°N 72°E | |||
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
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| Capital | Taraz | ||
| Government | |||
| - Akim | Jeksembin Boribay | ||
| Area [1] | |||
| - Total | 144,200 km2 (55,675.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005-12-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 1,000,000 | ||
| - Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | East (UTC+6) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+6) | ||
| Postal codes | 080000 | ||
| Area codes | +7 (726) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | KZ-ZHA | ||
| Vehicle registration | H | ||
| Districts | 10 | ||
| Cities | 4 | ||
| Townships | |||
| Villages | 367 | ||
| Website | http://www.zhambyl.kz/ | ||
Jambyl Province (Kazakh: Жамбыл облысы, Jambıl oblısı, جامبىل وبلىسى) is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Taraz. The population of the province is 1,000,000; the city is 335,100. The province borders Kyrgyzstan, and is very near Uzbekistan(all to the south). Jambyl also borders three other provinces: Karagandy Province(to the north), South Kazakhstan Province(to the west) and Almaty Province(to the east). The total area is 144,200 square kilometers. The province borders Lake Balkhash to its northeast. The province (and its capital during the Soviet era) was named after the Kazakh akyn (folk singer) Jambyl Jabayev.
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Major cities
History
See Taraz for a detailed account of the history of the provincial capital.
Economy
Important industries include rock phosphate mining (around Karatau). The Shu River valley is one of Kazakhstan's important areas of irrigated agriculture.
The core of the rail transportation network in the region is based on the east-west Turksib rail line, which runs through Taraz and Shu toward Almaty, and the north-south Transkazakhstan line, which runs north from Shu toward Astana. CIS Highway M 39 (which in this area forms part of European route E40) comes from Tashkent, Uzbekistan over Shymkent (capital of neighbouring province South Kazakhstan) and runs further over Taraz to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; then it comes to Jambyl Province again through Korday border crossing and continues east toward Almaty.
Gallery
 An aerial view of Lake Balkhash. Jambyl Province is in the lower right corner. |
 In the steppe north of Shu city |
 Entering Kazakhstan (and Jambyl Province) via Korday Bridge over the Chu |
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