Archive for January 2017
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Medeu – a unique high-altitude skating rink
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Entertainment, Travel
The Medeu is a high-mountain sports complex located near Almaty, the “southern capital” of Kazakhstan, at an altitude of 1,691 meters above sea level, just below the mountain resort Shymbulak (Chimbulak).
It is the world’s largest mountain complex for winter sports with the largest area of artificial ice field – 10,500 square meters. Photos by: A.Gornostayeva.
one of the main sights of Almaty
Tags: Almaty city
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The beauty of Shalkude mountain valley
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
Shalkude or Chelkudinskaya Valley is a beautiful mountain valley stretching for more than 100 km at an altitude of about 2,500 meters above sea level.
The valley of the Shalkudysu River, also known as Kegenskaya, is the most extensive valley in the Kazakh part of the Tien Shan. The Shalkodysu River gives rise to one of the largest waterways of the Almaty region – the Charyn River. Photos by: E.W.Shestakowa.
Tags: Almaty oblast