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Flooding in West Kazakhstan oblast
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Accidents, Nature, Regions
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
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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).
Tags: coal mine · Ekibastuz city
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The landscapes of Akmola oblast from aerial view
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
Picturesque sceneries of Akmola oblast captured from the helicopter by jolybolgish.
Tags: aerial view · Akmola oblast
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The railway trip from Almaty to Shymkent
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, People, Photos, Regions, Travel
Nice photos captured on the way from Almaty to Shymkent by Armen Atanes.
Tags: Almaty oblast · landscapes · railway · South Kazakhstan oblast
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Charyn canyon also known as Castle’s valley
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Nature, Photos, Regions, Travel, Video
Charyn canyon is unique natural monument of Kazakhstan formed about 30 million years ago located about 200 km from Almaty city. The photos by tengry.net (all pictures are clickable).
Tags: Almaty oblast · Charyn canyon
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Besshatyr burial mounds
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in History, Regions, Travel, Video
Altyn Yemel is the largest national park of Kazakhstan located in Almaty oblast, about 150 km from Almaty city. There is a unique object of history and archaeology on its territory – Besshatyr burial mounds.
The necropolis has the tombs of Eastern Scythians or Saky-Tigrakhauda people lived on that territory in 7th-6th centuries BC. There are 30 mounds located in the area. The largest one is the King’s mound with the height of 17 meters and a diameter of 104 meters. And here is the video of the area.
Tags: Almaty oblast · Altyn Yemel · Besshatyr · burial mounds · national park
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Borovoye health resort landscapes
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Nature, Regions, Travel, Video
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.
Tags: Akmola oblast · Borovoye · health resort
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Bayanaul national park nature views
2 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions, Travel
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
Tags: Bayanaul · national park · Pavlodar oblast
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Butakovka valley picturesque views
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions, Travel
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).
Tags: Almaty oblast · Butakovka · valley
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Boguty mountains Martian landscapes
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions, Travel
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).
Tags: Almaty oblast · Boguty · mountains