Archive for July 2013
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The Landscapes of the South-East of Kazakhstan
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Regions, Travel
The territory in the south-eastern part of Kazakhstan from ancient times is called Zhetisu, which means in Kazakh “seven rivers”. The reason for that is the large number of rivers flowing down the slopes of the Tien Shan and Dzhungar Alatau Mountains.
A lot of historical sites along with beautiful nature make this region a paradise for tourists. In this land first state formation of Kazakhs (Kazakh Khanate) originated.
fly over the southeastern Kazakhstan
Tags: landscapes
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Astana – a City Built in the Steppe
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Travel
In 1997, the capital of Kazakhstan was moved to Astana from Almaty to take advantage of Astana more favorable location as it is closer to Russia and the risk of earthquake is much less.
Nowadays, the city is becoming a new cosmopolitan western-style city with skyscrapers and offices of intercontinental oil corporations.
Famous Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa worked on the master plan of the city. Many of the buildings were designed by famous architect Norman Foster. Photos by Petr Ushanov
enjoy the modern architecture of Astana
Tags: Astana city
Almaty is the largest city in Kazakhstan with a population of about 1.5 million people known as the “Southern Capital”.
The city is located in the center of the Eurasian continent, in the south-east of Kazakhstan, at the foot of the mountains of Trans-Ili Alatau – the most northern ridge of Tien Shan mountains at an altitude of 600 to 1650 meters above sea level. Photos by Max Zolotuhin for voxpopuli.kz
Tags: Almaty city
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Beautiful Nature of Western Kazakhstan
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Travel
Mangystau region is the province in the south-western Kazakhstan, located to the east of the Caspian Sea on the plateau Mangyshla (Mangystau). It is an industrial region – 25% of Kazakhstan oil is extracted in the area (about 20 million tons).
The region is a country of ancient civilization, archaeological reserve in the open air. The peninsula is famous for interesting landscape diversity. Photos by Constantine Kikvidze
Tags: landscapes · Mangystau oblast