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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…

Church of the Resurrection, Kokshetau

The Church of the Resurrection (Russian: Храм Воскресе́ния Христо́ва, or Khram Voskreseniya Khristova) is a Russian Orthodox cathedral located on the coast of Lake Kopa in Kokshetau, the capital of Akmola Region in the northern part of Kazakhstan.

St George's Church, Kokshetau

The St. George's Church Kokshetau (Russian: Гео́ргиевская це́рковь, or Georgyevskaya tserkov) was a Russian Orthodox church dedicated to the Saint George.

Church of St. Anthony of Padua, Kokshetau

The St. Anthony of Padua Church (Kazakh: Әулие Энтони Падуя шіркеуі) is a Roman Catholic Parish church in the city of Kokshetau, the capital of Akmola Region, in the northern part of Kazakhstan.

Kokshetau's Tatar Mosque

The Zhakiya Kazhi Mosque (Kazakh: «Жақия қажы» мешіті, romanized: «Jaqııa qajy» meşiti; Russian: Мечеть «Жакия Кажы», romanized: Mechet' «Zhakiya Kazhy») is a mosque in the center of Kokshetau, the capital of Akmola Region, in the northern part of Kazakhstan.…

Siletiteniz

Siletiteniz (Kazakh: Сілетітеңіз, Siletiteńiz), also Seletyteniz, Seletytengiz is an endorheic salt lake located in Ualikhanov District of North Kazakhstan, near the Russian border. The lake basin covers 777 square kilometres (300 sq mi) but the actual area covered by water varies.

Nur-Sultan-Nurly Jol station

Nur-Sultan-Nurly Jol (Kazakh: Нұр-Сұлтан-Нұрлы жол, Nur-Sultan-Nurly Jol) is a main train station and bus station in Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan.

National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының Ұлттық музейі, Qazaqstan Respýblıkasynyń Ulltyq mýzeıi), is located in Nur-Sultan.

Palace of Peace and Reconciliation

The Palace of Peace and Reconciliation (Kazakh: Бейбітшілік пен келісім сарайы, Beibıtşılık pen kelısım saraiy), also translated as the Pyramid of Peace and Accord, is a 62-metre-high (203 ft) pyramid in Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan, that serves as a non-den…

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.

Kazakhstan Central Concert Hall

The Central Concert Hall (Kazakh: «Qazaqstan» Ortalyq kontsert zaly; Russian: Центральный концертный зал «Казахстан») is a center for performing arts in Nur-Sultan, the capital city of Kazakhstan.

Astana Opera

Astana Opera (Kazakh: Астана Oпера) is an opera house in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on the basis of an executive order of Nursultan Nazarbayev.The design has been partially made by Nursultan Nazarbayev, and the construction began on 6 July 2010 under direction of Mabetex Group.

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.

Begazy Dandybai Mausolea

The Mausolea of the Begazy-Dandybai culture are located in mountain valleys of Central Kazakhstan.The collection of 18 mausolea, dating from the 12th to 8th centuries BC, incorporates unique architectural and constructive style.