Kyzylorda (,
Qızılorda), formerly known as
Kzyl-Orda ,
Ak-Mechet (Russian: Ак-Мечеть),
Perovsk (Russian: Перовск), and
Fort-Perovsky (Russian: Форт-Перовский), is a city in south central
Kazakhstan, capital of
Kyzylorda Region and former capital of the
Kazak ASSR from 1925 to 1929.