football team FC Taraz that plays in the Kazakhstan Premier League.Woman Grand Master in chess Bibisara Assaubayeva, the 2021 World Champion in Women's Blitz Chess, is a native of Taraz. References Notes Sources Е. М. Поспелов (Ye. M. Pospelov). "Имена городов: вчера и сегодня (1917–1992). Топонимический словарь." (City Names: Yesterday and Today (1917–1992). Toponymic Dictionary.) Москва, "Русские словари", 1993. External links Тараз. Информационный сайт Что было в Тысячелетиях Тараза Semirech'e Тараз 2000 - Исторические очерки Qarakhanid Dynasty (Encyclopædia Britannica Cities and towns in Kazakhstan Populated places in Jambyl Region Syr-Darya Oblast Populated places along the Silk Road Kazakhstan–Kyrgyzstan border crossings