Türkistan Arena

Turkestan built its arena in a city that reinvented itself for the anniversary of its founding, and the ground shares the timing: it opened in 2020. It still carries an older identity alongside the new one — the name O. Zharylkapov Stadium hasn't fully left signage and local usage.

At 7,000 seats, it is a modest venue. The pitch is natural grass, kept to a standard that has to hold up against a climate given to sharp heat and dust.

The stadium works as more than a football venue: Turkestan has used it to host the Jinalike Fest, folding concerts and public gatherings into a building that spends most of its calendar waiting for matchday. That dual use matters more here than at bigger arenas, since Turkestan's public venues are limited and the stadium doubles as one of the city's few spaces built for a crowd.