Coordinates: 44°51′N 65°31′E / 44.850°N 65.517°E / 44.850; 65.517
Kyzylorda (Kazakh: Қызылорда, Qızılorda), formerly known as Kzyl-Orda (Russian: Кзыл-Орда), Ak-Mechet (Russian: Ак-Мечеть), Perovsk (Russian: Перовск), and Fort-Perovsky (Russian: Форт-Перовский), is a city in south central Kazakhstan, capital of Kyzylorda Region and former capital of the Kazak ASSR from 1925 to 1929.
The city has a population of 157,400 (1999 Census). It historically developed around the Syr Darya River and the site of a Kokand fortress. Population: 188,682 (2009 Census results);157,364 (1999 Census results).
The city had its beginnings in 1820 as the site of a Kokand fortress known as Ak-Mechet (also spelled Aq Masjid or Aq Mechet), literally meaning a white mosque.Yaqub Beg was the fort's commander. In 1853, the fort was taken over by the Russian troops of General Vasily Perovsky. The Russians established a new fort and called it Fort-Perovsky (Форт-Перо́вский), after the general.
The town of Perovsk (Перо́вск) later developed around the fort. In 1925, the city was renamed Kzyl-Orda (Кзыл-Орда) and was designated as the capital of the Kazak ASSR. The name literally means a red city, from the Turkic "кзыл" (red; used here in the common Soviet ideological connotation) and the Turkic Mongolian "орда" (city). In 1929 the capital was relocated to the southeastern region and Almaty.
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