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 the Aral Sea and in Aralsk city. The story is about the present and the possible future of the Aral Sea that almost disappeared during the Soviet times.

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What a nice internet cafe they have in Kazakhstan :) The photo was captured by Aset Nurpeisov.

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The following is a nice video with the music of national anthem of Kazakhstan and sceneries of Kazakhstan past, present, nature, people, attractions.

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With the updating of the whole site of AboutKazakhstan.com we are glad to present you our blog about Kazakhstan. With the help of this blog we will let you know about the latest updates and news of our site and about various living in Kazakhstan related news, events, photos, videos.

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