Coordinates Turkistan (Kazakh: Түркістан, Túrkistan, تٷركئستان), formerly known as Turkestan (Russian: Туркестан; Uzbek: Turkiston, Туркистон, توركىستان), is a city and the administrative center of Turkistan Region of Kazakhstan, near the Syr Darya It is situated 160 km (100 mi) north-west of Shymkent on the Trans-Aral Railway between Kyzylorda to ...