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- Shymkent
- Semey
- Pavlodar
- Ust-Kamenogorsk
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- Turkistan
- Oral
- Kostanay
- Petropavl
- Balqash
- Taraz
- Kyzylorda
- Aktau
- Ekibastuz
- Zhezqazghan
- Satpayev
- Tukpay
- Semirechye Oblast
The Semirechyenskaya Oblast (Russian: Семиреченская область) was an oblast (province) of the Russian Empire. It corresponded approximately to most of present-day southeastern Kazakhstan and northeastern Kyrgyzstan. It was created out of the territories of the northern part of the
- Otan Qorgaushylar Monument
Otan Korgaushilar Monument (Kazakh: «Отан қорғаушылар» монументі, romanized: «Otan qorğauşylar» monumentı; Russian: Памятник "Отан коргаушилар") is a city memorial in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. It is in Defenders of the Fatherland Square near Tauelsizdik Avenue. It primar
- Independence Park (Shymkent)
The Independence Park (Kazakh: Тәуелсіздік саябағы, Täuelsızdık saiabağy) is an urban park in the city of Shymkent, Kazakhstan. It was opened in October 2011 as an honor to the 20th anniversary of Independence Day. The central entrance to the park is decorated with an arch and in
- Kargaly (river)
The Kargaly (Kazakh: Қарғалы) is a river of the Aktobe Region, in western Kazakhstan. It flows into the Ilek, a tributary of the Ural River, near the city of Aktobe.
- Karaganda Children's Railway
Karaganda Children's Railway (kazakh: Қарағанды балалар темір жолы, Qaraghandy balalar temir zholy) is a narrow gauge children's railway in Karaganda (or Qaraghandy) in Kazakhstan. The 5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) long track has a gauge of 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in). It has two railway st
- Siege of Ak-Mechet
The siege of Ak-Mechet (2–28 July 1853) was the first major engagement of the Russo-Kokand War, fought between the Russian Empire and the Khanate of Kokand. Placed on the defensible Syr Darya river, Ak-Mechet was an important northern outpost of the Kokand Khanate, used as a base
- Shagan (Ural)
The Shagan (Kazakh: Шаған, romanized: Şağan [ʃɑˈʁɑn]; Russian: Шаган, IPA: [ʂɐˈgan]) is a river in the West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan, and in Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It is a tributary of the Ural. The river is 264 kilometres (164 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 7,530
- Pavlodar Region
Pavlodar Region is a region of Kazakhstan. Its population was 742,475 (2009 census results) and before that 806,983 (1999 census results). The latest official estimate (as at the start of 2022) was 756,511. Its capital is the city of Pavlodar, which had a population of 360,014 at
- East Kazakhstan Region
East Kazakhstan Region is a region of Kazakhstan. It occupies the easternmost part of Kazakhstan, and includes parts of the Irtysh River, Lake Markakol, and Lake Zaysan. Its administrative center is Öskemen (also known as Ust'-Kamenogorsk). The region borders Altai Krai and Altai
- Semipalatinsk Oblast, Russia
The Semipalatinsk Oblast (Russian: Семипалатинская область) was an oblast (province) of the Russian Empire and the early Russian SFSR. From 1882 to 1917 it was part of the Governor-Generalship of the Steppes. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day northeastern Kazakhstan.
- Apostolic Administration of Atyrau
The Apostolic Administration of Atyrau is a pastoral area sui iuris, not yet fully a diocese, in western Kazakhstan which forms part of the Catholic Church in this country, namely of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Astana. It covers the territory of Western Ka
- Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
The Mausoleum of Khawaja Ahmed Yasawi (Kazakh: Қожа Ахмет Яссауи кесенесі, romanized: Qoja Ahmet İassaui kesenesı) is a mausoleum in the city of Turkestan, in southern Kazakhstan. The structure was commissioned in 1389 by Timur, who ruled the area as part of the expansive Timuri
- Maral Ishan Mosque
Maral Ishan Mosque (Kazakh: Марал ишан мешіті), traditionally also known as the White Mosque (Kazakh: Ақмешіт), is the central and oldest mosque in the city of Kostanay, Kazakhstan. It is recognized as a monument of history and architecture of the Kostanay Region.
- Kengir uprising
The Kengir uprising was a prisoner rebellion that occurred in Kengir (Steplag), a Soviet MVD special camp for political prisoners, during May and June 1954. Its duration and intensity distinguished it from other Gulag rebellions during the same period, such as the Vorkuta uprisin
- Balkhash (city)
Balkhash or Balqash is a city in Kazakhstan, located on the northern shore of Lake Balkhash, on the Bay Bertys, and in the south of the Kazakh Uplands. The population of the city is 68,833 (2009 census results); 65,431 (1999 census results). Balkhash was founded in 1937 as an in
- Auezov Theater
Auezov Theater with a full name of Kazakh State Academic Drama Theater named after M.O. Auezov is located on Kurmangazy Street in Almaty, Kazakhstan near the Esentai River. It holds a large 1,000-seat auditorium and a 250-seat experimental theater. The building's exterior and the
- Beit Rachel Synagogue, Astana
Beit Rachel Synagogue is a synagogue in Astana, Kazakhstan. Opened on September 7, 2004, it is the largest synagogue in Central Asia. Its opening ceremony was attended by President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi of Israel Yona Metzger. Its constructi
- Shymkent Zoo
The Shymkent Zoo (Kazakh: Шымкент хайуанханасы, romanized: Şymkent haiuanhanasy; Russian: Шымкентский зоопарк) is the state zoo of the city Shymkent in Kazakhstan. It is one of the largest and oldest zoological parks in the country. From the total zoo's area of 54 hectares (130 a
- Talgat Bigeldinov Military Institute of the Air Defence Forces
The Talgat Bigeldinov Military Institute of the Air Defence Forces (Kazakh: Кеңес Одағының екі мәрте Батыры Т.Я.Бигелдинов атындағы Әуе қорғаныс күштерінің Әскери институты, romanized: Keñes Odağynyñ ekı märte Batyry T.İA.Bigeldinov atyndağy Äue qorğanys küşterınıñ Äskeri institu
- Kostenko mine disaster
On the morning of 28 October 2023, a fire started at the Kostenko mine in the Karaganda Region of Kazakhstan. The fire, presumably caused by a methane gas explosion underground, killed 46 miners. The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, ordered the termination of all i
- Goose flight
Goose flight or Goose migration (Kazakh: Қаздар қонысы; Russian: Гусиный перелёт) is a paleontological site and natural monument in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, located on the eastern shore of the river Irtysh. It is one of Eurasia's largest burials of Hipparion fauna. Fossils of more t
- Ulba
The Ulba (Kazakh: ءۇلبى, Үлбі, Ülbı; Russian: Ульба) is a river of Kazakhstan. It joins the Irtysh at Oskemen.
- Aeroflot Flight X-167
Flight X-167 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Aeroflot from Semipalatinsk (now Semey) to Karaganda on February 28, 1973. The flight, conducted with a Yakovlev Yak-40 aircraft, ended in tragedy when the plane crashed shortly after takeoff, resulting in the dea
- Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, Atyrau
The Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord (Russian: Собор Преображения Господня, romanized: Sobor Preobrazhenia Gospodnya) also called Catholic Cathedral of Atyrau is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church which is in the Avangard street of the city of A
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