Archive for May 2014
Lake Issyk is located about 70 km east of Almaty at an altitude of 1756 meters above sea level. The lake was formed about 8-10 thousand years ago in a landslide. Photo by Vitaliy Rage
Tags: Almaty oblast · landscapes
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The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Travel
The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi is a mausoleum on the grave of poet and preacher Khoja Ahmed Yasawi located in the town of Turkestan in South Kazakhstan region.
In Central Asia, Khoja Ahmed Yasawi is revered as a saint, and his mausoleum is included in the UNESCO register as one of the greatest monuments of Islamic architecture. Photo by Grigory Bedenko
Tags: Turkestan city
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Charyn Canyon – natural monument of Kazakhstan
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Travel
Charyn Canyon (Kazakh spelling “Sharyn”), located 195 km east of Almaty, near the border with China, stretches for 154 km along the Charyn River.
The canyon is a natural monument consisting of sedimentary rocks formed about 12 million years ago. The slopes height is about 150-300 meters. Charyn Canyon location on Google Maps. Photo by Eduard Kim
Tags: Almaty oblast · landscapes
