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Shymkent

American  
[shim-kent] / ʃɪmˈkɛnt /
Shymkent British  
/ ʃɪmˈkɛnt /

noun

  1. Russian name: Chimkent.  a city in S Kazakhstan; a major railway junction. Pop: 469 000 (2005 est)

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Northern Irish champions Cliftonville face Benfica, who reached the main group stage last season, in their section semi-final, with the winners taking on either Riga of Latvia or Shymkent of Kazakhstan.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2023

Kazakh news site Orda.kz reported that outages also occurred in the southern region of Turkistan, particularly in the city of Shymkent, and in Taraz, a city in the neighboring Jambyl region.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2022

According to the TV channel, airlines will resume domestic flights to the cities of Shymkent, Turkestan and Atyrau, as well as flights to Moscow and Dubai, starting from 3 p.m.

From Washington Times • Jan. 7, 2022

Wednesday at Taldykorgan promises one of the week’s most anticipated matches, Shymkent versus Mangystau – pitting the hard-charging, Land Cruiser-winning Bak Tobay against another star player, Aleksander Popchenko.

From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2017

Austria lost 1-0 at home to Norway on Sunday before Wales' game in Shymkent after an arduous 24 hour journey to Kazakhstan.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2016

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