Photos from KazakhstanKazakhstan is also spelled Kazakstan, in Khazakh language :Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, قازاقستان, and in Russian: Казахстан. A distinct Kazakh identity began to emerge among Turkic tribes in the 15th century. A large fraction of the country is occupied by flat semi-arid steppe. In the 1960s, the Soviets planned some extensive cotton agriculture. For the purpose of irrigation, they diverted rivers flowing to the Aral sea, creating one of the biggest environmental disaster. The Aral sea shrunk, and the fishing town of Aralsk saw its harbour dry out completely. |
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Almaty : Köktyube cable car and view on the city
Almaty : the russian orthodox Zenkov Cathedral in Pankilov park
Turkistan : Khoja Ahmed Yasawi Mausoleum
Turkistan: the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi (Қожа Ахмет Яссауи) at night
Turkistan : trying on some traditional Kazakh clothes
Arid steppe between Turkistan and Aralsk (from the train)
Street of Aralsk town
Cranes of Aralsk harbour and camels where the sea used to be
follow the salt deposit for 30 km and you'll reach the Aral sea
Rusting boat on the former seabed
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Kazakhstan was part of the 2005 trip
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to : Russia  from : Kyrgyzstan
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