Kazaly

Kazaly (Kazakh: Қазалы, Qazaly), also known as Kazalinsk (Russian: Казалинск) is a town in Kazaly District of Kyzylorda Region in Kazakhstan, located on the right bank of the Syr Darya River. Population: 7,686 (2009 census results); 7,298 (1999 census results).

It is a closed area and for travelers, a special permission is required to visit the town.

During the Russian conquest of Central Asia, Kazalinsk was founded in 1853 as a fort and granted town status in 1867.

According to Eugene Schuyler, it was located "at the junction of all the trade routes in Central Asia, as the road from Orenburg meets here with the Khiva, Bokhara and Tashkent roads."