Jarkent (/dʒɑːrˈkɛnt/; Kazakh: [dʒɑrˈkʲent]) is a city which serves as the administrative center of Panfilov District in Jetisu Region, southeastern Kazakhstan.

From 1942 to 1991 it was named Panfilov (Russian: Панфилов) after Ivan Panfilov, a Soviet Russian general who died in 1941, during the Battle of Moscow of World War II.

Jarkent is well known for its 19th-century mosque, commissioned by a wealthy merchant and community leader named Vali Bay.

It is notable for its unique mix of Chinese and Central Asian architectural styles,[2] due to the territory briefly being administered under Qing rule.

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