Zhambyl region is located in the South of the Republic of Kazakhstan and occupies 144.3 thousand square kilometers of its territory. More than 1 million 120 thousand people live in the region, among which 61% live in rural areas. The population is represented by more than 90 ethnic groups and nationalities. The region was formed on October 14, 1939 and has the regional center – the city of Taraz and 10 administrative districts.
The historical and cultural heritage of Zhambyl region is represented by 3441 monuments, including 5 UNESCO monuments (Balasagun, Kulan, Ornek, Kostobe and the mysterious Palace complex "Akyrtas"), 2 monuments included in the world list of objects of special tourist attraction of the Eurasian economic cooperation organization (EECO), 25 monuments of national and 3416 monuments of local significance. Of the 3,416 monuments, 2,934 are archaeological and 507 are architectural and urban monuments. There are also 181 hotels, 282 food outlets, 5 sanatoriums, 5 recreation areas, 2 Yurt towns, 11 children's health camps, 46 tourist companies, 56 artisans and 25 transport entities in the region.
In the region there are 5 nature reserves: Berikkarinsky, Karakonuzsky, Andasaysky, Merkensky and Umbetsky nature reserves. The first and oldest exotic state reserve "Aksu-Zhabagly" with rich flora and fauna is located in Zhualy district. The total area of the hunting grounds is 13.5 million hectares, where more than 40 species of animals live, such as snow leopards, Karatau argali, bears, porcupines and other rare animals.
Along with traditional types of tourism, almost all existing types of tourism are developing in Zhambyl region – historical and cultural, pilgrimage, medical, educational, ethnic, entertainment, equestrian, environmental and extreme types of tourism. For tourists, a large number of travel routes are offered throughout the territory of Zhambyl region.
According to the special project "100 sacred places of Kazakhstan", the Republican sacred map has been developed, which includes 8 historical and cultural objects of our region: Mausoleums "Karakhan", "Aisha Bibi", "Babaja Khatun", "Tekturmas", "Baizak Batyr Mambetuly", Ancient Taraz settlement, "Zhaisan" sanctuary and the mysterious Palace complex "Akyrtas".
Pearls of architecture are the mausoleums "Bibi Aisha" and "Karahan", and leaders of the tourism industry are complexes of the Turkic cult memorials Palace complex "Akyrtas", Turkic sanctuary "Merke" the sanctuary of "Zhaisan" Museum under the open sky "Kone Taraz" canyon "Koksai" sanatorium "Merke" and many other tourist facilities.
Also, Taraz has an ethno-cultural complex "Kone Taraz", which together with the existing archaeological complex" Ancient Taraz " should become the largest tourist center in Kazakhstan. The "Kone Taraz" complex is an ensemble of architectural structures in the Central part of the city of Taraz, built in the Eastern style using facing bricks using the "Samarkand" technology.
A single ensemble with the ethnic and cultural center "Shahristan", the archaeological Park "Ancient Taraz" and the historical complex "Karakhan" creates a pedestrian Arbat with a length of 1 km. The two-story residential buildings located here are also decorated in an Oriental style.
The "Tekturmas" ethno-historical complex is located on 24 hectares of land on the high-rise slope of the "Tekturmas" mountain on the upper coast of the Talas river. This tourist complex consists of several architectural structures that reveal all stages of life in the city of Taraz.
This complex reflects the main historical moments of ancient Taraz, Zhambyl region as a whole of Kazakhstan, the complex it is part of the unified tourist zone of the existing historical monuments of ancient Taraz (the archaeological Park "Kone Taraz", the mausoleums" karakhana "and" Dautbek", the early Islamic mosque) and the ethnocultural center" Ancient Taraz", located in the Central part of the city. The Tekturmas complex is included in regional, interregional and cross-border tourist routes in the areas of ethnographic and historical and educational tourism. The purpose of this complex is to consolidate the centuries-old history of the great silk road as a single complex in the memory of the nation, to preserve and promote the historical and cultural heritage of the city of Taraz in Kazakhstan and abroad.
Karalma ski resort is located in the picturesque karalma tract in Zhualy district of Zhambyl region, at an altitude of 2,400 meters above sea level on the Northern slopes of the Talas range of the Western Tien Shan, which provides sufficient snow during the winter months and the duration of the ski season for 4 months. The sacred land of Zhambyl is ready to welcome and charm You with Oriental hospitality, rich national culture, beautiful natural attractions and unique monuments of antiquity.
