Area
Aksu-Zhabagly Nature Reserve
Central Asia's oldest nature reserve, protecting the northwestern Tian Shan mountains and the Aksu river valley in southern…
Region
Kazakhstan
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Cathedral
Assumption Cathedral: the largest Russian Orthodox church in Central Asia, in a capital built from nothing
Ad Astana, capitale del Kazakistan trasferita da Almaty per decreto del presidente Nursultan Nazarbayev il 10 dicembre 1997…
Area
Barsa-Kelmes
Once the Aral Sea's largest island, Barsa-Kelmes—named "the place of no return"—vanished in the 1990s, leaving behind folklore,…
Cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima: built by the grandchildren of gulag deportees, on the very date chosen to mark the Fatima apparitions
A Karaganda, in Kazakhstan, la presenza cattolica affonda le radici nella deportazione staliniana dei tedeschi del Volga, ordinata…
Area
Charyn National Park
Charyn National Park, established in 2004, protects over 127,000 hectares of steppe and canyon landscape across three districts…
Building
Church of St. Anthony of Padua, Kokshetau
A neo-Gothic Roman Catholic parish church in Kazakhstan's capital Kokshetau, consecrated in 1999 as the regional deanery seat.
Tradition
Dombra kuy
The dombra is a long-necked plucked lute and principal national instrument of Kazakhstan, whose repertoire of traditional instrumental…
Area
Karatau Nature Reserve
A protected wildlife refuge in Kazakhstan's Karatau Mountains, safeguarding 700 plant species and 118 bird species across 34,300…
Building
Khan Shatyr
A 150-metre transparent tent designed by Foster + Partners, Khan Shatyr is the world's highest structure of its…
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