Kyzylorda
English
Etymology
from the Turkic "кзыл", red (used here in the common Soviet ideological connotation) and the Turkic Mongolian "орда", city
Proper noun
Kyzylorda
- former capital (1925-9) of Kazakhstan
Synonyms
- Ak-Mechet (Kokand fortress, 1820-)
- Fort-Perovsky/Perovsk (Russian conquest, 1853-1925)
- (former name) Kzyl-Orda (-1991, Russian-based romanization)
Translations
city in Kazakhstan
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