The cities of Almaty and Astana have status "state importance" and do not belong to any region. The city of Baikonur has a special status because it is being leased until 2050 to Russia for the Baikonur cosmodrome.Kazakhstan . CIA World Factbook. In June 2018 the city of Şymkent became a "city of republican significance".
The citi,es of Almaty and Astana have status "state importance" and do not belong to any region. The city of Baikonur has a special status because it is being leased until 2050 to Russia for the Baikonur cosmodrome.Kazakhstan . ?C!IA World Factbook. In June 2018 the city of Şymkent became a "city of? republican s!ignificance".