The steppes, mountains and cities of the Silk Road, Baikonur and the highest-altitude skating rink in the world, Medeo.
01.01 New Year
January 07.01, Christmas (Orthodox)
March 08.03, International Women's Day
March 21.03, Nauryz
May 01.05, National Unity Day
February 07.05, Defender of the Fatherland Day
March 30.08, Constitution Day
December 01.12, First President's Day
July 16.12, Independence Day
112, single emergency number
102 police
101, fire department
103, emergency medical care
104, gas emergency service
– Abylai Khan, Khan of the Kazakh Khanate
– Abulkhair Khan, ruler
– Nursultan Nazarbayev, President
– Dimash Kudaibergen, singer
– Gennady Golovkin, world boxing champion
– enter Baikonur without special permission
– exporting carpets and antiques without a license
– visiting mosques wearing shoes
– It is customary to shake hands firmly when meeting.
– It is customary to take off your shoes in yurts.
First (in the world)
– The world's first launch of an artificial satellite from Asia (Baikonur, 1957)
– The world's first human space flight (Yuri Gagarin, Baikonur, 1961)
– The world's first nuclear test site closed on government initiative (Semipalatinsk, 1991)
– The world's first international treaty on a nuclear-free zone in Central Asia (Alma-Ata Declaration)
– The world's first cosmonautics museum, located at an operating cosmodrome (Baikonur)
Records (the "most" in the world)
– The largest landlocked country
– The longest border between two countries (with Russia)
– The largest steppe zone in the world (Kazakh steppe)
– The highest concentration of tulips in the wild
– The largest area affected by nuclear tests (Semipalatinsk test site)
Records (one of the most) in the world
– One of the largest exporters of uranium
– One of the largest grain producers in Asia
– One of the largest cosmodromes in the world (Baikonur)
– One of the largest inland water bodies (Lake Balkhash)
– One of the most ancient centers of metallurgy (Zhezkazgan)
– One of the richest regions in archaeological finds from the Scythian era
– One of the most famous ethnotourism routes (Altai, Tien Shan)
– One of the highest levels of preservation of nomadic culture
Anti-records (the "most" in the world)
– The highest concentration of radiation contamination from above-ground nuclear tests
– The highest proportion of saline soils among the CIS countries
– The highest proportion of territory subject to desertification
Anti-records ("one of the most" in the world)
– One of the highest levels of air pollution in industrial regions
– One of the highest mortality rates from tuberculosis (in some areas)
– One of the highest levels of youth migration to large cities
– One of the highest levels of dependence on raw material exports
– One of the highest levels of fresh water shortage in the southern regions
– One of the highest levels of inequality between regions in terms of income and infrastructure
– greeting / Salem / sälem
– gratitude / Rakhmet / rakhmet
– please / Otinemin / ötinemin
– sorry / Keshiriniz / keshiriniz
– Where is the bus…? / Where is the bus…? / avtobus qaida
– How much does the ticket cost? / Билет қанша тұрады? / bilet kansha turady
– pharmacy / Dәrikhana / darikhana
– I need a doctor / Magan dáriger kerek / magan dáriger kerek
– I need help / Magan kömek kerek / magan kömek kerek
– call the police / Police shaқырыңыз / polisia shakiryñiz
– call an ambulance / Zhedel zhárdem shakiryñiz / zhedel zhárdem shakiryñiz
– very tasty! / ote damdi! /öte dæmdi
– bill please / Shot beriniz / shot beriniz
– toast / Densaulyk ushin! (To your health!) / densaulyq üshin
– joke / In Kazakhstan, the steppe is endless, like conversations over tea! / in Kazakhstan, the steppe is endless, like conversations over tea!
First (in the world)
– The world's first launch of an artificial satellite from Asia (Baikonur, 1957)
– The world's first human space flight (Yuri Gagarin, Baikonur, 1961)
– The world's first nuclear test site closed on government initiative (Semipalatinsk, 1991)
– The world's first international treaty on a nuclear-free zone in Central Asia (Alma-Ata Declaration)
– The world's first cosmonautics museum, located at an operating cosmodrome (Baikonur)
Records (the "most" in the world)
– The largest landlocked country
– The longest border between two countries (with Russia)
– The largest steppe zone in the world (Kazakh steppe)
– The highest concentration of tulips in the wild
– The largest area affected by nuclear tests (Semipalatinsk test site)
Records (one of the most) in the world
– One of the largest exporters of uranium
– One of the largest grain producers in Asia
– One of the largest cosmodromes in the world (Baikonur)
– One of the largest inland water bodies (Lake Balkhash)
– One of the most ancient centers of metallurgy (Zhezkazgan)
– One of the richest regions in archaeological finds from the Scythian era
– One of the most famous ethnotourism routes (Altai, Tien Shan)
– One of the highest levels of preservation of nomadic culture
Anti-records (the "most" in the world)
– The highest concentration of radiation contamination from above-ground nuclear tests
– The highest proportion of saline soils among the CIS countries
– The highest proportion of territory subject to desertification
Anti-records ("one of the most" in the world)
– One of the highest levels of air pollution in industrial regions
– One of the highest mortality rates from tuberculosis (in some areas)
– One of the highest levels of youth migration to large cities
– One of the highest levels of dependence on raw material exports
– One of the highest levels of fresh water shortage in the southern regions
– One of the highest levels of inequality between regions in terms of income and infrastructure
– spend the night in yurts
– visit mausoleums
The steppes, mountains and cities of the Silk Road, Baikonur and the highest-altitude skating rink in the world, Medeo.
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01.01 New Year
January 07.01, Christmas (Orthodox)
March 08.03, International Women's Day
March 21.03, Nauryz
May 01.05, National Unity Day
February 07.05, Defender of the Fatherland Day
March 30.08, Constitution Day
December 01.12, First President's Day
July 16.12, Independence Day
112, single emergency number
102 police
101, fire department
103, emergency medical care
104, gas emergency service
– Abylai Khan, Khan of the Kazakh Khanate
– Abulkhair Khan, ruler
– Nursultan Nazarbayev, President
– Dimash Kudaibergen, singer
– Gennady Golovkin, world boxing champion
– enter Baikonur without special permission
– exporting carpets and antiques without a license
– visiting mosques wearing shoes
– It is customary to shake hands firmly when meeting.
– It is customary to take off your shoes in yurts.
– greeting / Salem / sälem
– gratitude / Rakhmet / rakhmet
– please / Otinemin / ötinemin
– sorry / Keshiriniz / keshiriniz
– Where is the bus…? / Where is the bus…? / avtobus qaida
– How much does the ticket cost? / Билет қанша тұрады? / bilet kansha turady
– pharmacy / Dәrikhana / darikhana
– I need a doctor / Magan dáriger kerek / magan dáriger kerek
– I need help / Magan kömek kerek / magan kömek kerek
– call the police / Police shaқырыңыз / polisia shakiryñiz
– call an ambulance / Zhedel zhárdem shakiryñiz / zhedel zhárdem shakiryñiz
– very tasty! / ote damdi! /öte dæmdi
– bill please / Shot beriniz / shot beriniz
– toast / Densaulyk ushin! (To your health!) / densaulyq üshin
– joke / In Kazakhstan, the steppe is endless, like conversations over tea! / in Kazakhstan, the steppe is endless, like conversations over tea!
First (in the world)
– The world's first launch of an artificial satellite from Asia (Baikonur, 1957)
– The world's first human space flight (Yuri Gagarin, Baikonur, 1961)
– The world's first nuclear test site closed on government initiative (Semipalatinsk, 1991)
– The world's first international treaty on a nuclear-free zone in Central Asia (Alma-Ata Declaration)
– The world's first cosmonautics museum, located at an operating cosmodrome (Baikonur)
Records (the "most" in the world)
– The largest landlocked country
– The longest border between two countries (with Russia)
– The largest steppe zone in the world (Kazakh steppe)
– The highest concentration of tulips in the wild
– The largest area affected by nuclear tests (Semipalatinsk test site)
Records (one of the most) in the world
– One of the largest exporters of uranium
– One of the largest grain producers in Asia
– One of the largest cosmodromes in the world (Baikonur)
– One of the largest inland water bodies (Lake Balkhash)
– One of the most ancient centers of metallurgy (Zhezkazgan)
– One of the richest regions in archaeological finds from the Scythian era
– One of the most famous ethnotourism routes (Altai, Tien Shan)
– One of the highest levels of preservation of nomadic culture
Anti-records (the "most" in the world)
– The highest concentration of radiation contamination from above-ground nuclear tests
– The highest proportion of saline soils among the CIS countries
– The highest proportion of territory subject to desertification
Anti-records ("one of the most" in the world)
– One of the highest levels of air pollution in industrial regions
– One of the highest mortality rates from tuberculosis (in some areas)
– One of the highest levels of youth migration to large cities
– One of the highest levels of dependence on raw material exports
– One of the highest levels of fresh water shortage in the southern regions
– One of the highest levels of inequality between regions in terms of income and infrastructure
– spend the night in yurts
– visit mausoleums
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