Archive for September 2014
Kazakhstan is known as the land of steppes and this beautiful picture taken in East Kazakhstan region of the country can be a nice illustration of this fact. Photo by Arina Ratushnova-Osintseva
Tags: East Kazakhstan oblast · landscapes
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The highest point in Kazakhstan and its surroundings
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Travel
The highest point of Kazakhstan is Khan Tengri – the peak of the Tien Shan mountain range. It is located right on the border between Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and China.
The height of the peak is 7010 meters (with the glacier). Its name in Turkic means “The Lord of the Sky.” Due to its pyramid shape it is one of the most beautiful peaks in the world. Khan Tengri on Google Maps. Photo by Vitaliy Rage
Tags: Almaty oblast · landscapes
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Bektau-Ata – one of the most unusual places in Kazakhstan
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Travel
Bektau-Ata is an unusual natural monument located about 70 kilometers north of the town of Balkhash in Karaganda region. This is a meeting place of two different landscapes – granite mountain is surrounded by a flat steppe.
The mountain rises above the steppe more than a thousand meters. Pink granite rocks of Bektau-Ata consist of granite lava solidified on the surface and in the cracks of the earth.
very unique and interesting area
Tags: Karaganda oblast · landscapes
