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President orders to rename South Kazakhstan region into Turkestan region

Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev has decreed to rename South Kazakhstan region into Turkestan region.
Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev has decreed to rename South Kazakhstan region into Turkestan region, Akorda press service reports.

President Nazarbayev signed the Decree "On some issues of the administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Kazakhstan" on Tuesday renaming South Kazakhstan region into Turkestan region.

Additionally, the city of Shymkent was granted the status of the city of national significance.

The decree shall come into effect since the day of its official publication.


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