The Nature of the Development of the Cities of Semirechensk and Syrdarya Regions of Turkestan: Comparative Analysis (early XX century)
Характер развития городов Семиреченской и Сырдарьинской областей Туркестанского края: сравнительный анализ (начало XX века)
Tashtanov Z.A. Sugirbaeva G.D. Nurzhanova A.M. Sandykbaeva U.D.
March 2023Cherkas Global University Press
Bylye Gody
2023#18Issue 1503 - 510 pp.
In the second half of the XIX century, after the Syrdarya and Semirechensk regions joined the Russian Empire, the process of formation and development of new cities took place. Originally built for military purposes, military fortifications later turned into cities. A number of old cities that had been in the status of small towns for hundreds of years were transformed into administrative and economic centers. The tsarist administration sought to maximize the geographical location and natural features of the cities of the Turkestan region. Roads and administrative buildings were built in this direction, taking into account the potential of cities, and the activities of postal, hospital, educational, etc. organizations were organized. Russian architects and engineers paid great attention to the correct location of social and cultural objects when developing the master plan of cities. Places of religious worship and centers of market relations were located along the main streets of the cities. This article makes a comparative analysis of the trends in the development of the cities of Syrdarya and Semirechensk regions at the beginning of the XX century. During this period, the socio-economic importance of the former small towns on the territory of these regions increased, and new cities appeared. Traces of this historical and economic process can be seen to this day. The cities of the two regions differed from each other in natural landscape and climatic features. The cities of the Syrdarya region were located in a flat and semi-desert area, and the cities of the Semirechensk region were located in a mountainous area. In the 1900s, the cities of these regions actively reflected elements of market relations, and cities began to move from the old economic and handicraft industries to production. Now cities have become centers of commodity and money exchange. Copyright
commodity-money relations , military fortifications , railway communication , Semirechenskaya and Syrdarya regions , tsarist administration , Turkestan Region
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