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Kazakh Uplands

The Kazakh Uplands (Kazakh: Сарыарқа, Saryarqa - "Yellow Ridge", Russian: Казахский мелкосопочник, Kazakhskiy Melkosopochnik), also known as the Kazakh Hummocks, is a large peneplain formation extending throughout the central and eastern regions of Kazakhstan.

Karkaraly National Park

Karkaraly National Park (Kazakh: Қарқаралы мемлекеттік ұлттық табиғи паркі, Qarqaraly memlekettik ulttyq tabiǵi parki; Russian: Каркаралинский государственный национальный природный парк) is a protected reser…

Lake Jasybay

Lake Jasybay (Kazakh: Жасыбай, Jasybaı) is a lake located in Kazakhstan's Bayanaul National Park, about 85 miles south of Ekibastuz, in south-eastern Pavlodar Region.

Mount Kokshe

Mount Kokshe, also known as Kokshetau or Kokshe-Tau (Kazakh: Көкше-тау; pronounced [køkɕetɑw], Russian: Кокше-тау, гора́ Синю́ха, lit.

Burabay National Park

The Burabay National Park (Kazakh: «Бурабай» мемлекеттік ұлттық табиғи паркі, «Býrabaı» memlekettik ulttyq tabiǵi parki; Russian: Государственный национальный природный парк «Бурабай») is a natural park locate…

Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima (Russian: Собор Пресвятой Девы Марии Фатимской) is a Catholic cathedral in neo-Gothic style. It is the seat of the Diocese of Karaganda, Kazakhstan.

Kazakh Steppe

The Kazakh Steppe (Kazakh: Qazaq dalasy, Қазақ даласы, also Uly dala, Ұлы дала "Great Steppe"), also called the Great Dala, is a vast region of open grassland in northern Kazakhstan and adjacent portions of Russia.

Eastern Orthodoxy in Kazakhstan

The Eastern Orthodox Church in Kazakhstan is a metropolitan district or metropolia of the Russian Orthodox Church. Although not autonomous or fully self-governing like the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the Moscow Patriarchate, the Church in Kazakhstan has been given some self-government, with juri…

The Museum of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The Museum of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Тұңғыш Президент мұражайы, Tuńǵysh Prezıdent murajaıy) is a museum situated in Nur-Sultan. It was established by Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on August 28, 2004.

Otan Korgaushilar Monument

Otan Korgaushilar Monument (Kazakh: «Отан қорғаушылар» монументі; Russian: Памятник "Отан коргаушилар") is a city memorial in Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan. It is in Defenders of the Fatherland Square near Tauelsizdik Avenue.

Roman Catholic Church of Our Mother of Perpetual Help

Our Mother of Perpetual Help Cathedral (Russian: Собор Божией Матери Неустанной Помощи) is the Catholic Cathedral of Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, and the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Astana (Archidioecesis Sanctae Mariae in Astana).On April 8, 1958…

Omsk State Transport University

Omsk State Transport University (Russian: Омский государственный университет путей сообщения) is a university in Omsk, Russia. It was established in 1961.

Omsk

Omsk-Passazhirsky is the primary passenger railway station for the city of Omsk in Russia, and an important stop along the Trans-Siberian Railway.Moscow — Vladivostok Chelyabinsk — Omsk Omsk — Novosibirsk Moscow — Khabarovsk Moscow — Barnaul Moscow — Ulan Ude Adler — Irkutsk Adler —…

Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve

Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve (Kazakh: Қорғалжын мемлекеттік табиғи қорығы, Qorǵaljyn memlekettik tabiǵi qoryǵy) is a nature reserve in Aqmola and Karaganda regions of Kazakhstan, located west of the city of Astana.

Lake Tengiz

Tengiz Lake (Kazakh: Теңіз көлі, Teńiz kóli; Russian: Тенгиз) is a saline lake in north-central part of Kazakhstan. Its eastern shore is deeply indented and includes the Tengizi Islands.

Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan

Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan is a part of the Kazakh Uplands (known in Kazakh as saryarka, or "yellow range") which has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It was inscribed on July 7, 2008.

Buiratau National Park

Buiratau National Park (Kazakh: Бұйратау ұлттық паркі, Buırataý ulttyq parki) or Buyratau National Nature Park was created in 2011 to preserve a unique transitional zone between dry steppe and semi-arid forest ecosystems of the Central Uplands of Kazakhstan.

Nur Astana Mosque

The Nur-Astana Mosque (Kazakh: Nur-Astana meshiti/Нұр-Астана мешіті; Russian: Мечеть «Нур Астана»), is a mosque in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. It is third largest mosque in Central Asia.

Khazret Sultan Mosque

The Hazrat Sultan Mosque (Kazakh: Áziret Sultan meshiti/Әзірет Сұлтан мешіті; Russian: Хазрет Султан) is a friday mosque in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.

Alzhir Memorial Museum

ALZhIR, the Akmolinsk Camp of Wives of Traitors to the Motherland (Russian: Акмолинский лагерь жён изменников Родины (А. Л. Ж. И.