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Ask your driver to drop you off at Mega Center, which is a hub for public transport. | Ask your driver to drop you off at Mega Center, which is a hub for public transport. | ||
− | == | + | == Hitchhiking out == |
− | ===South towards [[Tashkent]] (UZ) === | + | === South towards [[Tashkent]] (UZ) === |
− | Take a bus to the Zhybek-Zhol car market located in the southern part of city, e.g. buses 35 or 111 the stop "Ogonek" near the Shymkent Hotel. From the Zhybek-Zhol bus stop walk a bit further along the road and then hitch from there. | + | Take a bus to the Zhybek-Zhol (''Жыбек-Жолы'') car market located in the southern part of city, e.g. buses 35 or 111 the stop "Ogonek" near the Shymkent Hotel. From the Zhybek-Zhol bus stop walk a bit further along the road and then hitch from there. |
== Places to Avoid == | == Places to Avoid == | ||
− | Avoid the Old Town ('' | + | Avoid the Old Town (''Старый город'') at night, which has a high crime rate. |
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{{IsIn|Kazakhstan}} | {{IsIn|Kazakhstan}} | ||
__NOTOC__ | __NOTOC__ | ||
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+ | [[Category:Kazakhstan]] | ||
+ | [[Category:E38]] | ||
+ | [[Category:E123]] | ||
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+ | [[ru:Чимкент]] |
Revision as of 02:01, 19 August 2011
Shymkent is a city in southern Kazakhstan.
Hitching In
Ask your driver to drop you off at Mega Center, which is a hub for public transport.
Hitchhiking out
South towards Tashkent (UZ)
Take a bus to the Zhybek-Zhol (Жыбек-Жолы) car market located in the southern part of city, e.g. buses 35 or 111 the stop "Ogonek" near the Shymkent Hotel. From the Zhybek-Zhol bus stop walk a bit further along the road and then hitch from there.
Places to Avoid
Avoid the Old Town (Старый город) at night, which has a high crime rate.