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Stone idols of Bayanaul National Park
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Travel
Bayanaul State National Park is a national park located in the south of the Pavlodar region, 100 km from Ekibastuz city.
This reserve is one of the specially protected natural territories of Kazakhstan. The park, founded in 1985, is the first national park in the country. The total area of the park is 68,453 hectares.
Tags: landscapes · Pavlodar oblast
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The tract of Atzhal and the Aybyrzhal Mountains
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
You can see these amazing colorful landscapes, if you visit the tract of Atzhal and the Aybyrzhal Mountains located in the area of the Tekes River in Terskey Alatau Mountains, near the border with China (the Almaty region). Photos by: Sergey Terekhov.
Tags: Almaty oblast · landscapes
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The Mountain Kingdom of Trans-Ili Alatau
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Travel
If you decide to climb Titov Peak (3,850 m) in the Trans-Ili Alatau (Almaty region), you will see this amazing mountain scenery.
Trans-Ili Alatau mountain range is located in the northwest of the Tien Shan, on the border of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Titov Peak on Google Maps. Photos by: Olga Kulakova.
Tags: Almaty oblast
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Amazing views of Altyn-Emel National Park
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Travel
“Altyn-Emel” is a state national park located in the valley of the Ili River on the territory of Almaty region.
The park was organized on April 10, 1996. The purpose of the park is to preserve the unique natural complex, archaeological, historical and cultural monuments, rare and endangered plants and animal species, the development of ecotourism.
Tags: Almaty oblast · landscapes
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The trip to Boszhira Mountain Range
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Travel
Boszhira is a mountain range located in the western part of the Ustyurt Plateau, on the Mangyshlak Peninsula of Mangistau region. It is definitely one of the most beautiful places in Kazakhstan.
Boszhira, the bottom of a dried sea, covers a huge area, and it takes more than one day to explore it. Today, this place is still little-known, and it is not an easy task to visit it.
Tags: landscapes · Mangystau oblast
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Alien landscapes of the Ustyurt Plateau
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
The Ustyurt Plateau is a plateau in Kazakhstan (Mangystau region) and Uzbekistan, located between Mangyshlak and the Garabogazköl Gulf in the west, the Aral Sea and the Amu Darya River delta in the east.
According to scientists, the Ustyurt Plateau is a dried-up bottom of the sea existed in these areas about 21 million years ago.
Tags: landscapes · Mangystau oblast
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Beautiful scenery of Kim-Asar Valley
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Regions, Travel
The river and valley of Kim-Asar are located on the northern slope of the Trans-Ili Alatau near Medeo rink.
This place is very popular among residents and guests of Almaty because it is easy to reach it by bus or car, even untrained tourists can take the route and it is available at almost any time of the year. Photos by: Olga Kulakova.
Tags: Almaty oblast · landscapes
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The amazing beauty of Toraigyr steppe mountains
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Regions, Travel
This unusual landscape known as steppe or red mountains can be found near Toraigyr Ridge in Enbekshikazakh district of Almaty region. Toraigyr Ridge on Google Maps. Photos by: Sergey Terekhov.
Tags: Almaty oblast · landscapes
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Nights of the East Kazakhstan
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
Let’s enjoy beautiful night landscapes of the East Kazakhstan region.
The following photos were taken in such wonderful places as Bukhtarma reservoir (the largest water reservoir in Kazakhstan), Lake Zaisan, Cape Shekelmes, Kiin-Kirish Canyon. Photos by: Anna Anikina.
Tags: East Kazakhstan oblast
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Aktau Mountains in Altyn Emel National Park
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Travel
Another great set of photos taken in Altyn Emel National Park located in Almaty region. This time we can enjoy the beautiful views of multicolored Aktau Mountains. Photos by: Sergey Terekhov.
Tags: Almaty oblast · landscapes