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Park of 28 Panfilovtsev in Almaty

Park of 28 Panfilovtsev is a city park with an area of 18 hectares located in Medeu district of Almaty. Founded in the 1870s, this park in a complex with surrounding buildings is one of the most picturesque city-planning ensembles of Almaty.

The park is a monument of history, architecture and landscape art and is included in the Almaty State Historical, Architectural and Memorial Reserve. Park of 28 Panfilovtsev on Google Maps. Photos by: Andrey Kirnov.

Park of 28 Panfilovtsev in Almaty, Kazakhstan, photo 1

beautiful park in Almaty

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Rock Formations of the Western-Altai Reserve

The Western-Altai State Nature Reserve was established with the goal of comprehensive protection of the Altai mountain system in 1992. It covers an area of about 56 thousand hectares at the northeastern border of the East Kazakhstan region, 60 km east of the city of Ridder.

This territory has a complex geological history. Here you can see picturesque rock formations – geological monuments of the distant past. The Western-Altai Reserve on Google Maps. Photos by: Ilya Afanasyev.

Rock Formations of the Western-Altai Reserve, Kazakhstan, photo 1

picturesque rocks of Altai

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