Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan uses Asia/Qyzylorda, currently +05 (UTC+05:00). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
Kyzylorda is a city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 354,800. Unlike many places, it does not observe daylight saving time.
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Kyzylorda lies on the Syr Darya in southern Kazakhstan, in dry steppe and semi-desert country. The town is low-rise and spread out, and served briefly as the capital of the Kazakh republic in the early Soviet period.
The town itself is a regional administrative centre, and its interest lies in the surrounding region. The Baikonur cosmodrome, the world's oldest and largest space launch facility, lies within the province, and the Aral Sea and the towns affected by its retreat are further downstream.
Buses and taxis cover the town and the centre is walkable. The main rail line between Almaty and the west passes through, and distances across the province are very large.
Spring and autumn are the most comfortable. Summers on the steppe are extremely hot and dry, and winters are cold with strong winds.
Kazakhstan uses the KZT, calling code +7.
Kazakhstan uses the tenge, and Kazakh is the state language with Russian widely spoken. Hospitality toward guests is emphatic, and card payment is accepted in the town.
