Historical Geography of the Syr Darya Region in Russian Sources of the mid-19th century
Tulibayeva Z.M. Tulibayev T.E.
1 September 2025Cherkas Global University Press
Bylye Gody
2025#20Issue 31288 - 1296 pp.
This research is dedicated to studying data from Russian sources of the 40s – 50s of the 19th century on the historical geography of the Syr Darya region of Kazakhstan, which played an important role in the establishment and development of regular trade relations between the Russian Empire and Central Asia. The main caravan routes leading to Orenburg, Troitsk, and the Orsk fortress led through the Syr Darya valley. The article’s authors researched scientific reports, reports, dispatches, and memos of officials of the Russian Empire, particularly those who served in the Orenburg Border Commission. The official documents of the mid-19th century emphasized the physical and socio-economic geography of the Syr Darya lands. From them, one can get detailed information about water and land resources, the peculiarities of natural and climatic conditions, and the flora and fauna of this region. Russian researchers provide names of large and small settlements, with descriptions of their locations, as well as indications of communication and caravan routes. Scientific works and service reports provide valuable material that significantly expands our understanding of the economic structure and various types of activities of the local population, leading sedentary and nomadic lifestyle. Individual texts of archival documents have been published, but a significant portion of them still needs to be thoroughly researched and introduced into scientific discourse. The identified factual material once again shows that information from Russian sources is of primary importance for researching the historical geography of Central Asia in the modern period.
archival documents , historical geography , Russian Empire , Russian sources of the mid-19th century , Syr Darya region
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Eurasian Research Institute at Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Eurasian Research Institute at Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University
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