Karkaralinsk town is located about 220 kilometers to the east of Karaganda at an altitude of 815 meters above sea level. Pristine beauty of Karkaraly mountains and forests, lush vegetation of the valleys, clear lakes – all this is remembered for a long time by everyone who has visited this region at least once. Unique museum of nature is open near Karkaralinsk having thousands of exhibits that reveal the richness of flora and fauna of this mountain-forest area. The photos were captured by Kochmaryov.

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Tags: Karaganda oblast · Karkaraly

West Kazakhstan region is suffering from flooding now. More than a dozen of villages are flooded already affecting several thousand people, more than three thousand have already been evacuated. The water level in the Ural River in West Kazakhstan to the evening of April 13 was 647 centimeters. The water level in the night from 12 to 13 April rose by 48 centimeters. The water level in flooded areas continues to rise. According to weather forecasts the situation will soon get worse – heavy rains are expected in the region.

Tags: flooding · Uralsk city · West Kazakhstan oblast

Tags: Aktau city · Caspian Sea

Tags: Aktau city · Caspian Sea · spring

Kazakhstan nature is known not only for the sandy deserts but for the endless steppes. Here are the pictures captured near the lake of Balkhash (Balkhash city) by Lord Fame (all the photos are clickable).

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Tags: landscapes · steppe

The following Kazakhstan sandy landscapes were captured near the lake of Balkhash (Balkhash city) by Lord Fame (all the photos are clickable).

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Tags: desert · landscapes

Picturesque sceneries of Akmola oblast captured from the helicopter by jolybolgish.

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Tags: aerial view · Akmola oblast

It is not healthy to live in Almaty city I suppose… The photo by Nikolay Ustinov

Tags: Almaty city · smog

Nice photos captured on the way from Almaty to Shymkent by Armen Atanes.

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Tags: Almaty oblast · landscapes · railway · South Kazakhstan oblast

In addition to the post devoted to Charyn canyon also known as Castle’s valley we offer you several beautiful pictures of it that can be nice wallpapers. The photos were captured by Roman Barelko and are all clickable. Also there are several versions of every picture for the screen resolution you need on the site of the author.

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Tags: Almaty oblast · Charyn canyon · wallpapers