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Jambyl Region, formerly named Dzhambul Region until 1991, is a region of Kazakhstan. The population of the region is 1,209,665 Its administrative center is Taraz, with a population of 335,100. To the south the region borders Kyrgyzstan and nearly borders Uzbekistan in the southwest. Jambyl also borders three other provinces of Kazakhstan: Karaganda Region, Turkistan Region, and Almaty Region. The total area is 144,200 square kilometres (55,700 mi2). The province borders Lake Balkhash to its northeast. The province was named after the Kazakh akyn Jambyl Jabayev.