Country: Kazakhstan
Continent: Asia
Population: 566,996
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than five hundred thousand, Shimkent is closest to Tashkent and farthest from Puente Alto. The closest foreign city is Tashkent and the farthest domestic city is Astana. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Shimkent is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 121 |
 | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 414 |
 | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | 425 |
 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 607 |
 | Kabul, Afghanistan | 865 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Puente Alto, Chile | 16,427 |
| Santiago, Chile | 16,425 |
 | Córdoba, Argentina | 15,782 |
| San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | 15,595 |
| Rosario, Argentina | 15,576 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 121 |
| Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 414 |
| Dushanbe, Tajikistan | 425 |
| Kabul, Afghanistan | 865 |
 | Aksu, Xinjiang, China | 896 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Astana, Kazakhstan | 994 | | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 607 | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Port Said, Egypt | 3,514 |
| Suez, Egypt | 3,570 |
| Dakahlia, Egypt | 3,591 |
| Sharkia, Egypt | 3,592 |
| Kafr-Elsheikh, Egypt | 3,634 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Cape Town, South Africa | 9,924 | | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 9,563 | | Durban, South Africa | 8,915 |  | Freetown, Sierra Leone | 8,792 |  | Monrovia, Liberia | 8,752 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 121 |
| Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 414 |
| Dushanbe, Tajikistan | 425 |
| Almaty, Kazakhstan | 607 |
| Kabul, Afghanistan | 865 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Denpasar, Indonesia | 7,303 | | Makasar, Indonesia | 7,271 | | Malang, Indonesia | 7,078 | | Surabaya, Indonesia | 7,021 | | Semarang, Indonesia | 6,849 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Perth, Australia | 9,487 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 11,064 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 11,509 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 11,596 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 11,698 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM |  | Auckland, New Zealand | 13,773 | | Sydney, Australia | 11,836 | | Newcastle, Australia | 11,810 | | Melbourne, Australia | 11,698 | | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 11,596 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Orenburg, Russia | 1,516 |
| Ufa, Russia | 1,703 |
| Astrakhan, Russia | 1,771 |
| Makhachkala, Russia | 1,808 |
| Samara, Russia | 1,886 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Seville, Spain | 6,274 | | Málaga, Spain | 6,191 | | Madrid, Spain | 5,937 | | Valencia, Spain | 5,733 | | Zaragoza, Spain | 5,664 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Edmonton (AB), Canada | 9,378 |
| Québec City (QC), Canada | 9,405 |
| Montreal (QC), Canada | 9,614 |
| Calgary (AB), Canada | 9,654 |
| Ottawa (ON), Canada | 9,696 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Panama de Panama, Panama | 13,517 |  | Managua, Nicaragua | 13,493 |  | Cuidad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 13,381 |  | Acapulco, Mexico | 13,364 |  | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 13,326 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Natal, Brazil | 11,660 |
| Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 11,729 |
| Fortaleza, Brazil | 11,777 |
| Recife, Brazil | 11,800 |
| Maceió, Brazil | 11,989 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM | | Puente Alto, Chile | 16,427 | | Santiago, Chile | 16,425 | | Córdoba, Argentina | 15,782 | | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | 15,595 | | Rosario, Argentina | 15,576 |
|---|---|---|
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||