Syr Darya bends
The river curves past the city in broad loops. Its sandbars and side channels give the map its most organic shapes, in contrast to the straight streets.
Minimalist map poster · Kazakhstan
44.8528° N / 65.5092° E
A steppe city on the Syr Darya, its regular grid set among irrigated fields in the dry plains of southern Kazakhstan.

One city, five moods
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The map
Kyzylorda lies on the lower Syr Darya, the river that once fed the Aral Sea, and water shapes its map. The river bends past the city in wide loops. A network of irrigation canals fans out across the surrounding land, where rice has long been a major crop. The city itself is laid out mostly on a regular grid of broad streets and long blocks.
The Kokand Khanate founded the town as a fortress called Ak-Mechet in the early nineteenth century. Russian forces took it in 1853 and renamed it Perovsk. In the 1920s it briefly served as the capital of the Kazakh Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, before the seat moved to Almaty. Its present name is usually translated as red capital.
Beyond the city the land is flat and dry, and the Baikonur Cosmodrome lies in the same region, further along the Syr Darya. A Kyzylorda map poster shows a clear, orderly plan set against the meanders of the river and the fine lines of the canals. It is a quiet picture of a city made possible by water in a dry land.
The river curves past the city in broad loops. Its sandbars and side channels give the map its most organic shapes, in contrast to the straight streets.
The central streets follow a mostly regular grid of wide avenues and blocks. This planned layout reads clearly and calmly from above.
Around the city, canals and field boundaries form a fine geometric mesh. They are the traces of a rice-growing landscape carved out of the dry steppe.
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The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Kyzylorda
Many people leave Kyzylorda to study or work elsewhere, and a map lets them take the river and the streets with them. Frame your district, write a title in your own words and add a subtitle with a date or a family name.
Choose from Classic black and white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint and Sand. Sand echoes the steppe, while Blueprint suits the canals and the grid. Download the HD files for $9, with six print sizes as 300 DPI PNG and PDF, or order a printed poster.
Order the Kyzylorda poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
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Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
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