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Kazakhstan Landmarks — that you can’t miss.

The first one is the highest of all the Kazakhstan Landmarks that you can’t miss when arrive in Kazakhstan. So watch for it.

Khan Tengri

It’s the highest peak of the Tengri Tag mountain range. Tengri Tag means «Heavenly Mountain», i.e, Tian Shan. Khan Tengri is the most northely seven-thousander in the world, as they say in the mountaineering circles.

It
has got an older brother in Kyrgyzstan not that far from Khan Tengri,
which is about 400m (1300ft) taller. It is called Pobeda, the russian
name for «Victory».

The author of the Khan Tengri photo is Simon Garbutt

As you can see in the Google Map below, it is right in the
Kazakh-Kyrgyz joint border with China and it has a whole family of peaks
around.

I haven’t personally been up there, but they say it
takes 14 days to reach 6995m. That’s the geological elevation, which is
equal to 22,949 ft, but actually its glacial cap rises to 7,010 m (22,999 ft). So the tourists who haven’t got much time sometimes cheat by letting helicopters do part of the job.

Khan Tengri is a marble rock shaped like a pyramid.
Its snowy and icy cap and correct geometrical shape beautifully
reflects the sun during the day in different colours. For its sunset-red
colour it was named «Kan Tau» (kan — blood, and tau — mountain) among
the Kazakh nomad tribes.

The first European who noticed this giant was the great Russian explorer Pyotr Petrovich Semenov-Tyan-Shansky in 1847,
the last name he got from his professional experience. Since then there
were quite a few unsuccessful attempts to win the height. Finally the
first conqueror in 1931 was the Ukraine team lead by Mikhail Pogrebetsky. Now this route is called the classic Pogrebetsky route.

Charyn «Grand» Canyon

The Charyn Canyon is another remarkable one of many other Kazakhstan landmarks. You hear people calling it the Grand Canyon of Kazakhstan or «the little kazakh brother»
of the Grand Canyon. Although it reminds a smaller version of the
famous Colorado landmark, it has its own beauty and features, quite
different from its American brother.

The Charyn Canyon is situated about 200 km east of Almaty, major city
and former capital of Kazakhstan. It is within Kegen and Uigur regions
of the Almaty Province. It stretches 154 km alongside the Charyn River.
The most popular part is called the Valley of Castles for the unusually
shaped formations resembling the fortress of an ancient setllement.

The image of the Charyn Canyon taken by Jonas Satkauskas

The joint cooperation of ice, sand and stone, wind and
water, cold and heat over the centuries have created very impressive
natural slopes, columns and arches that resemble the ancient castles and
fortresses. Therefore, the locals call this part of the Canyon, weird
names like the Valley of Castles and Witches’ gorge etc.

The Valley of Castles stretches about 2 km long. And it is the most popular area of the Canyon.

The layers on the walls of the «Castles» can tell the
experts how long they have been there. Different sources give the range
between 12-30 million years, the Paleogene Period.

If you look at its satellite image, it looks as the
knife cut scar through that part of the Earth. In summer the beautiful
multi-colored gorge and the river serves as an oasis in the middle of
nowhere and lets you appreciate every little thing, that Mother Nature
has gifted us with.

If you follow the Charyn River further on, you will
come to the Charyn Ash Tree Grove, a home to very endangered species of
Sogdian Ash that survived the Ice Age. So don’t miss that too.

More info and pictures of the Charyn Canyon

Singing Sand Dunes

Another one of the Kazakhstan Landmarks is Singing Sand Dunes. It is
about 180 km northwest of Almaty. It is 3 km sand ridge that produces
various tunes, provided the favourable dry weather conditions. You can
hear the sand singing from miles away. Note no singing performance in
wet weather.
The image of the Singing Sand Dunes taken by Jonas Satkauskas

Read more on the Singing Sand Dunes.

The Aral Sea

This one is the most unfortunate of all the Kazakhstan Landmarks and
the one we have to talk about very carefully. It could have been a
beautiful landmark. But the human errors have created the global
ecological disaster instead.

Some important measures have been taken the recent decades and now
slowly but steadily, we see some positive reports on this environmental
problem.

Read more on the Aral Sea

More Natural Landmarks

• The Ural River
• Kazakh Steppe
• Lake Kaindy
• Big Almaty Lake
• Chimbulak

Manmade Landmarks

Baikonur Cosmodrome
is the most famous manmade landmark in Kazakhstan. It is the first
space launch site in the world. Its name is connected with many
historical and international space flights. Read more on Baikonur.

• Ascension Cathedral in Almaty
• Gorky Park
• Medeo

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Short-term plan 30

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Travelling gives you many 1______________ experiences you cannot find in your own country. You meet local people and get to understand 2_____________ cultures. It’s so exciting. I love planning trips and doing some research on the country or countries I want to visit. Sometimes I like to plan everything in advance, my flights, hotels and tours, etc. For me, the most 3 _____________ thing is arriving in a country with no hotel reservation and no fixed plans. I prefer staying in hostels and guest houses. You get to meet and talk to different and 4_______________ people and share information. I also like to visit places that are off the beaten track. Being 5 _____________ with thousands of other tourists? It’s not my cup of tea.

Listen and mark sentences True or False.

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B) Speaker does not love planning trips. _________

C) Speaker likes to visit famous places. _________

Listen to the recording and fill in the gaps.

Travelling gives you many 1______________ experiences you cannot find in your own country. You meet local people and get to understand 2_____________ cultures. It’s so exciting. I love planning trips and doing some research on the country or countries I want to visit. Sometimes I like to plan everything in advance, my flights, hotels and tours, etc. For me, the most 3 _____________ thing is arriving in a country with no hotel reservation and no fixed plans. I prefer staying in hostels and guest houses. You get to meet and talk to different and 4_______________ people and share information. I also like to visit places that are off the beaten track. Being 5 _____________ with thousands of other tourists? It’s not my cup of tea.

Listen and mark sentences True or False.

A) Travelling is very important for a person because of new ideas. ________

B) Speaker does not love planning trips. _________

C) Speaker likes to visit famous places. _________

Listen to the recording and fill in the gaps.

Travelling gives you many 1______________ experiences you cannot find in your own country. You meet local people and get to understand 2_____________ cultures. It’s so exciting. I love planning trips and doing some research on the country or countries I want to visit. Sometimes I like to plan everything in advance, my flights, hotels and tours, etc. For me, the most 3 _____________ thing is arriving in a country with no hotel reservation and no fixed plans. I prefer staying in hostels and guest houses. You get to meet and talk to different and 4_______________ people and share information. I also like to visit places that are off the beaten track. Being 5 _____________ with thousands of other tourists? It’s not my cup of tea.

Listen and mark sentences True or False.

A) Travelling is very important for a person because of new ideas. ________

B) Speaker does not love planning trips. _________

C) Speaker likes to visit famous places. _________

Match definitions with pictures.

It is very old. It has a long and cruel history. You can see it from the river Thames. It is not just one building. Many years ago the Kings and the Queens of Britain lived in this place. (The Tower of London)

It stands near the Houses of Parliament. It is really a bell. It weighs 13,720 kilograms. It has a deep tone and you can hear it on the radio. It is a famous clock. (Big Ben)

London’s largest and most famous cathedral, built by Sir Christopher Wren. (St. Paul’s Cathedral)

They stand beside the river Thames. You can also see them from Westminster Abbey. The country’s leaders speak at this place. The famous clock Big Ben stands near them. (The Houses of Parliament)

London residence of the Queen, the principal seat of the monarchy. (Buckingham Palace)

It is not far from the Houses of Parliament. It is a symbol of England. It was founded by St. Peter and built by King Edward in 1065. Some famous people are buried there. (Westminster Abbey)

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