Arys (Kazakh: Арыс, Arys, ارىس [ɑˈɾəs]; Russian: Арыс, earlier Арысь Aryś), is a town in Turkistan Region of Kazakhstan.

[1] Arys is the junction of two important rail lines: Trans-Aral Railway (Orenburg-Arys-Tashkent) and Turkestan-Siberia Railway (Arys-Almaty-Barnaul).

1904 as a station on the Trans-Aral line;[2] a number of buildings and structures dating to 1902–1905 are preserved in the city.

[3] In 1932 Arys was granted the status of a work settlement, and in 1956, that of a city.

[2] The economy of Arys is centered on agriculture (grain, cotton, livestock).