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Shymkent Map, Kazakhstan

If you feel like you need some help to find your way in your destination city, you are in the right place. This Shymkent Map will certainly help you to seek out the best restaurants, clubs and sights in town. You want to know what is the best place for a walk? Or what you should be watching out for during your visit? Learn more about the best things to do in the city reading our travel tips and then get around in Shymkent with Travelgrove's map. While searching for places, you can also check some cheap flights or deals or you can take a look at our user's galleries about the city. We hope you will find our city map of Shymkent useful. Enjoy your trip and come back to share your travel experience about Shymkent!

Shymkent Travel Guide

Shymkent has an international airport and several lodging options available. Hotel rooms range from $55 US to $100 US depending upon your room choice and available amenities. The rooms are often better than you would expect to find. Many offer free sauna use and cable TV with deluxe rooms. read more

Shymkent Nightlife

Almost any type of drink is available in Shymkent, but some of the traditional beverages are:  Kvas (similar to root beer), Kumyran (fermented camel milk), and Kumiss (fermented mare milk).  You can find cheap alcoholic drinks at the astanovka, or corner shops.  These are open all day and night.  Simply knock on the door to wake the store keeper.  Kazakhstan is known worldwide for its cognac, but vodka is still... read more

Shymkent History

Shymkent is still a very industrial city, with lead mines and a medium sized oil refinery.  However, problems within the government have led to Kazakhstan, along with Kyrgyzstan and Belarus, signing an economic pact with Russia in 1996. In 1999, as Kazakhstan's economy grew steadily worse.  The Kazakhstan government agreed to sell some of its shares in the Tengiz oil field.  In Sept., 2003, Kazakhstan, Russia,... read more

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