The idea that if you have a luxury car you should have a “nice looking” license plate is widely spread all over the world and here is an example from Almaty city of Kazakhstan with lucky 777. And the restaurant is also called “Seven Treasures” (click the picture to see all the details).

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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.

Tags: Akmola oblast · Borovoye · health resort

According to the agenda the mission is to free the hostages (in the bus) and to neutralize the terrorists. But something goes wrong and I am not sure what is better to be “saved” in the following style or to be the hostage.

But the commentator on the first video says without any doubt that the operation has been successful, all the hostages has been freed.

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Tags: anti-terrorist unit · tactical exercise

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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Tags: Almaty oblast · Butakovka · valley

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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Tags: Almaty oblast · falcons

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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Tags: Almaty oblast · Boguty · mountains

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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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Tags: Almaty oblast · Issyk lake