Kaindy Lake (Almaty oblast) appeared as a result of earthquake happened in 1910. Today the area surrounding the lake has the status of Kazakhstan national park. The water of the lake is cold but it is especially popular among the divers because of the picturesque views of underwater trees. The photos by tengry.net (clickable).

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Borovoye (also spelled Borovoe) is a famous Kazakhstan health resort located in Akmola oblast. Here is a nice video of the resort nature views at summer time.

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Bayanaul state national nature park is the national park of Kazakhstan located in the southeast of Pavlodar oblast, about 100 km from Ekibastuz city. The park is known as one of the most beautiful places of Kazakhstan. Photos by tengry.net

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On the route Almaty – Medeu there is a sign “Butakovka”. Before the last stop of the bus #29 turn left, after passing through a small village in about 10 miles the road will bring you to the amazingly picturesque place – Butakovka valley (photos by tengry.net).

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Falcons are one of the main symbols of Kazakhstan (there is one on the flag of the country). And you can see why just looking at the following very nice photos captured in Almaty oblast of Kazakhstan by Valery Ayapov.

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The following Martian looking landscapes are Boguty mountains located to the east of Almaty city (Almaty oblast) of Kazakhstan. The photos were captured by A.Zhdanko (all the pictures are clickable).

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Issyk lake is located about 70 km to the east of Almaty city, about 1750 meters above the sea level. The lake is one the main attractions of Almaty region. The following pictures of Issyk lake were captured by Valery Ayapov.

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The following video report was captured by ABC Australia on the shores of Aral Sea and in Aralsk city. The story is about the present and the possible future of Aral Sea that almost disappeared during the Soviet times.

Tags: Aral Sea · Aralsk city