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Feb/11

Open-cast coal mine “Bogatyr” views

No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Economy, Photos, Regions

A mine of such a capacity was constructed for the first time in the world in Ekibastuz coal field (Ekibastuz city). Due to this fact “Bogatyr” was included into the Guinness Book of Records in 1980 (over 1 billion tons of coal was mined within the whole period of exploitation). 50 million tons is mined a year. The pictures were captured by Stepanov Slava (all the photos are clickable).

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Tags: coal mine · Ekibastuz city

Jan/11

The landscapes of Kazakhstan steppe

1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Travel

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

Jan/11

The landscapes of Kazakhstan desert

1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Travel

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

Jan/11

New Year decorations of Kazakhstan cities

1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Holidays, Photos, Travel

Nice views of Kazakhstan main cities (Astana and Almaty) New Year decorations, pictures by V[O]X POPULI (all the photos are clickable).

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Tags: Almaty city · Astana city · decorations · New Year

Jan/11

Beautiful bird’s eye views of Astana city

5 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Photos, Travel

Astana is the new capital city of Kazakhstan (from December 10, 1997), the second largest city of the country after Almaty. The photos were captured by Stepanov Slava (all the pictures are clickable).