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Kazakhstan Passport and Visa entry requirements
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Passports:
To enter Kazakhstan, a passport valid for at least six months beyond the length of stay is required by nationals referred to in the chart above.
Passport note:
All foreign citizens must register at the local Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan or at the hotel within 72 hours upon arrival to Kazakhstan. Otherwise, they will be fined by the Immigration Service on departure.
Visas:
Visas are required by all nationals referred to in the chart above.
Note: Nationals not referred to in the chart are advised to contact the embassy to check visa requirements for Kazakhstan.
Passport and Visa entry requirements :-
Entry requirements for Americans: US citizens must have a passport that is valid for at least six months beyond the period of intended stay in Kazakhstan. A visa is required (see note, below).
Entry requirements for UK nationals: British citizens must have a passport that is valid for at least six months beyond the period of intended stay in Kazakhstan. A visa is required (see note, below).
Entry requirements for Canadians: Canadian citizens must have a passport that is valid for at least six months beyond the period of intended stay in Kazakhstan. A visa is required (see note, below).
Entry requirements for Australians: Australian citizens must have a passport that is valid for at least six months beyond the period of intended stay in Kazakhstan. A visa is required (see note, below).
Entry requirements for South Africans: South African citizens must have a passport that is valid for at least six months beyond the period of intended stay in Kazakhstan. A visa is required (see note, below).
Entry requirements for New Zealanders: New Zealand citizens must have a passport that is valid for at least six months beyond the period of intended stay in Kazakhstan. A visa is required (see note, below).
Entry requirements for Irish nationals: Irish citizens must have a passport that is valid for at least six months beyond the period of intended stay in Kazakhstan. A visa is required (see note, below).
Passport/Visa Note: Most foreign passengers require a visa to enter Kazakhstan. Holders of a letter of invitation (issued by either an organisation or a national of Kazakhstan) can obtain a single-entry visa on arrival, for a stay of up to one month, provided that (i) the visa is pre-arranged by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and (ii) they are arriving at Aktau, Almaty, Astana, Atyrau or Uralsk airports. The visa fee is approximately USD 80. Additionally, foreign visitors holding tourist visas (i) must be in possession of hotel vouchers covering their period of stay in Kazakhstan, and (ii) if staying longer than 5 days in Kazakhstan, must register themselves at the OVIR (Upravlenie Passportno Visovoi Raboty Registration Office). Failure to do so will result in penalties upon departure. OVIR offices can be found in large cities in Kazakhstan. Note that if visitors are holding a tourist visa, return/onward tickets are not required. However, if they are holding a transit visa, it is also required that they hold onward tickets, and the necessary travel documentation for their next destination. A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required to enter Kazakhstan, if arriving within six days of leaving or transiting through an infected area. NOTE: It is highly recommended that your passport has at least six months validity remaining after your intended date of departure from your travel destination. Immigration officials often apply different rules to those stated by travel agents and official sources.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Famous Places in Kazakhstan For Your Holiday
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Famous Places in Kazakhstan For Your Holiday
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Almaty is a fascinating, modern city and the business and cultural centre of Kazakhstan. It offers the experienced traveller an interesting destination, both modern and traditional, with high-class hotels, surrounded by a panorama of breathtaking, snow-capped mountains.
Excellent ski-ing
For travellers who enjoy outdoor activities, staying in an Almaty hotel gives you easy access to the beautiful Tien Shan Mountains for some excellent skiing. The cable car rises up to a height of 3,163 metres, giving a unique view of traditional Kazakh life as you ascend. In the nearby Chymbaluk ski resort you can also stay overnight in a quaint, alpine-style hotel. For the more adventurous, there are some challenging mountain climbing routes and hiking trails through picturesque forests and lush green alpine meadows.
Authentic markets
If you prefer a pleasant stroll through an exotic, local market there are plenty within easy walking distance of the various Almaty hotels. A couple of hours browsing through the handmade arts and crafts can be a delightful way to relax. You can buy pretty jewellery items and traditional garments with beautifully sewn embroidery. In addition, there are good-quality, hand-made leather items, tasteful wall hangings and attractive Kazakh rugs in abundance. As the market-sellers include Chinese, Turkish, Uzbek and Russian traders, you are certain to find something unique and appealing.
Kazakh rugs
If you decide to buy a traditional Kazakh rug, the best place to look is amongst the sellers located in the National Museum and the Art Museum. The prices here are fair, although you will need to do a little bargaining. Another advantage is that these men efficiently handle the necessary paperwork for taking a Kazakh or Central Asian rug out of the country.
Shopping malls
Staying in a good quality Almaty hotel also places you in close proximity to some international standard shopping malls. The main shopping street is a lovely tree-lined avenue for pedestrians only, with some pretty fountains playing at the end. A little further on, across Republic Square, is Ramstor - a large, modern shopping mall with plenty of high-quality shops, a cinema, an indoor skating rink and several restaurants.
Lovely weather
The weather in Almaty is very moderate with mild winters in the city, but plenty of snowfall on the ski runs. During the summer months, tourists staying in an Almaty hotel usually enjoy maximum temperatures of 80º - 85º. During the autumn, you can expect mild, dry weather - perfect for outdoor activities. It does rain sometimes, but not for more than a day, which makes this an excellent city to explore by foot, bus or taxi.
Friendly folk
Almaty is a cosmopolitan city, home to some of the best skiing, hotels, restaurants and museums in Central Asia. The languages are Russian and Kazakh, but the friendly local people often speak a little English and will be delighted to give directions.
Almaty hotel visitors are usually sophisticated, world travellers seeking a fresh, new country to explore. They know that Almaty is ‘unspoilt' and an excellent destination for an active, or a relaxing holiday.
Famous Places in Kazakhstan For Your Holiday
Travel tips for your trip to Kazakhstan Hotel Maps Famous Places in Kazakhstan helps you to make your trip to Kazakhstan in the holiday a Splendid One
Almaty is a fascinating, modern city and the business and cultural centre of Kazakhstan. It offers the experienced traveller an interesting destination, both modern and traditional, with high-class hotels, surrounded by a panorama of breathtaking, snow-capped mountains.
Excellent ski-ing
For travellers who enjoy outdoor activities, staying in an Almaty hotel gives you easy access to the beautiful Tien Shan Mountains for some excellent skiing. The cable car rises up to a height of 3,163 metres, giving a unique view of traditional Kazakh life as you ascend. In the nearby Chymbaluk ski resort you can also stay overnight in a quaint, alpine-style hotel. For the more adventurous, there are some challenging mountain climbing routes and hiking trails through picturesque forests and lush green alpine meadows.
Authentic markets
If you prefer a pleasant stroll through an exotic, local market there are plenty within easy walking distance of the various Almaty hotels. A couple of hours browsing through the handmade arts and crafts can be a delightful way to relax. You can buy pretty jewellery items and traditional garments with beautifully sewn embroidery. In addition, there are good-quality, hand-made leather items, tasteful wall hangings and attractive Kazakh rugs in abundance. As the market-sellers include Chinese, Turkish, Uzbek and Russian traders, you are certain to find something unique and appealing.
Kazakh rugs
If you decide to buy a traditional Kazakh rug, the best place to look is amongst the sellers located in the National Museum and the Art Museum. The prices here are fair, although you will need to do a little bargaining. Another advantage is that these men efficiently handle the necessary paperwork for taking a Kazakh or Central Asian rug out of the country.
Shopping malls
Staying in a good quality Almaty hotel also places you in close proximity to some international standard shopping malls. The main shopping street is a lovely tree-lined avenue for pedestrians only, with some pretty fountains playing at the end. A little further on, across Republic Square, is Ramstor - a large, modern shopping mall with plenty of high-quality shops, a cinema, an indoor skating rink and several restaurants.
Lovely weather
The weather in Almaty is very moderate with mild winters in the city, but plenty of snowfall on the ski runs. During the summer months, tourists staying in an Almaty hotel usually enjoy maximum temperatures of 80º - 85º. During the autumn, you can expect mild, dry weather - perfect for outdoor activities. It does rain sometimes, but not for more than a day, which makes this an excellent city to explore by foot, bus or taxi.
Friendly folk
Almaty is a cosmopolitan city, home to some of the best skiing, hotels, restaurants and museums in Central Asia. The languages are Russian and Kazakh, but the friendly local people often speak a little English and will be delighted to give directions.
Almaty hotel visitors are usually sophisticated, world travellers seeking a fresh, new country to explore. They know that Almaty is ‘unspoilt' and an excellent destination for an active, or a relaxing holiday.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Free Guide Astana City
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Free Guide Astana City
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In 1832, on the banks of the Yessil (also called Ishim) river, in the Qaraotkel woods, Akmolinsk outer military district was founded. As a result, Aqmola soon turned into a central point for trade livestock fairs.17
The city was given its present name in 1998.
Until 1961 the name of the town was Akmolinsk
(in Kazakhstan’s Aqmola).
From 1961 to 1992 the city was named Tselinograd.
From 1992 till 1998 the name of the city was Aqmola.
The city is located in the north of Sary Arqa (in Kazakh Yellow Highlands), on the right bank of the Esil river. In 1998 the city area comprised over 300 sq. km. But nowadays city boundaries are expanding very fast.
Astana is a major centre of activity and hub of national and international transport links. The extensive traffic is mainly due to strong economic ties between South and Central Kazakhstan, Western Siberia and the Ural region, the Volga region and Central Russia.
The distance between Astana and Almaty is 1,318 km.
By 1998 Astana had around 300 000 population. During the last years its population is growing rapidly. In the year 2008 the number of Astana population reached about 700 000 people. It is expected that in the near future the population will be increasing further due to intra- and inter-territorial migration.
Basic reasons for the move of the capital to Astana and objectives of the Astana Special Economic Zone are the following:
Advantageous geopolitical location of the city in the centre of the country;
Considerable industrial potential in Astana;
The existence of essential resources for subsequent development of construction industry;
Location in the largest transport junction and availability of essential transport and telecommunication infrastructure;
The availability of highly skilled urban workforce;
The existence of a large private sector and potentialities for entrepreneurship development;
Political and social stability in the region;
The availability of free lands for further urban development.
Together with a set of economic, geographical, environmental, demographical etc. reasons for moving the capital to Astana one of the most important underlying reasons is a sincere attempt to build a new city which will represent the new face and image of a modern, economically stable and prosperous, democratically viable Kazakhstan looking into the future.
Astana is the City of the Future
18Astana is the new capital of independent Kazakhstan. In 1997, the President of the nation made the decision to relocate the capital of the country from Almaty to Akmola city. This was a historical decision motivated by the advantageous geographical and political location of the city in the heart of the country and at the intersection of the country’s main transport routes This decision has determined the future development of our new State.
During the historical inauguration ceremony for the new Kazakhstan capital the President declared: “From now on any major decisions important for the future of the people will be made here in the centre of this colossal country. Now the heart of our motherland is beating here. Kazakhstan is making and defining its history and destiny here and today.”19
In 1998, the decision was made to change the name of the new capital Akmola to Astana, which translates from the Kazakh language as “capital”. At the present time the city of Astana is growing, changing, gaining power and enhancing its international prestige and reputation, becoming the symbol of the rapid renovation of Kazakhstan.
The capital is growing very rapidly as the administrative and business centre of Kazakhstan in accordance with the original concept of the social and economic development of the city. The theme of this concept is “The blossoming of Astana is the blossoming of Kazakhstan”. More than 200 joint ventures and foreign companies are operating in the capital, the majority of these companies belonging to such countries as Turkey, Russia, Germany, Kyrgyzstan and Switzerland.
20Astana is a member of the International Association of Capitals and Cultural Cities of the CIS along with 40 other cities of the CIS and the Baltic nations; it has close bilateral relations with 13 cities and regions of the CIS and foreign countries.
Astana is one of the biggest centres of culture and the arts in Kazakhstan. The Presidential Cultural Centre of Kazakhstan has been established in the centre of the new city. The structure of the Centre includes a Museum with various rooms and displays representing the historical values of the past and the present of Kazakhstan. There is a library containing more than a million books and electronic catalogues in the centre.
The Kazakh National Music Academy has been established in Astana. This Academy combines all the stages of specialised and general musical education into one school of uninterrupted musical education. The Academy is a member of the European Association of Conservatories, Academies and Musical High Schools.232122
Theatres in the capital are full of popular events. Spectators like attending events in such theatres as the Theatre of Drama and Music named after K. Kuanyshbaev (first opened on the 15th of November 1991) and the State Theatre of Russian Drama named after M. Gorky. In 2000, the National Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Kulyash Baiseitova was opened. The pristine new cinema complex named “Cinema-City” was also opened in 2000. It was built in accordance with the best traditions of international cinemas and it has become one of the favourite places to visit for the people of Astana.
Construction of the new city developments planned for the left bank of the Esil River has started. To help the process a Special Economic Zone providing more favourable conditions for investment has been created. According to the General Development Plan of the Capital the integrated structure of the this complex, which is located on the left bank, will symbolise the new Kazakhstan capital25
The creation of the SEZ will be beneficial both for the state and for the potential investors.26
The benefits for the investors:
- The state support of direct investments into construction of Astana city.
- Significant tax privileges and preferentials.
- Opportunities to introduce modern technologies and scientific achievements in the field of construction.
- Getting land for construction in the new centre of the capital.
- Formation and development of real estate market.
The guaranteed right to prolong the investment activity on the initial terms until the expiry of the SEZ period, but not more than for 10 years, irrespective of the changes in the juridical regime of the SEZ or its liquidation before the appointed time, including the extension of the area.The customs regulation in the territory of the SEZ is applied in accordance to the customs legislature of Kazakhstan. The territory of the SEZ is considered to be a part of the territory of Kazakhstan with customs free regime.
The following goods and equipment are favoured in to the free customs zone:
- machines and equipment for construction;
- goods, which will be completely consumed in construction;
- goods and equipment necessary for construction.
Astana is a city of the future. We are proud of our new capital. It is very symbolic that Astana has been granted the status “City of Peace” by decision of UNESCO in 1999.
Business magnet
Construction and the business of government have spurred investments in the local economy as well. Between 2000 and 2004, the number of new legal entities registered in the capital increased by a factor of 2.3, and the local housing stock has nearly tripled in size. The centres of the capital city’s economic activity are construction, the food industry and tourism. The city boasts a large and growing number of restaurants and hotels catering to business travellers, as well as a major exhibition centre and universities.
Astana boasts a number of higher educational establishments including the Lev Gumilyov Eurasian University. It is not only in Kazakhstan but also far beyond its confines that the scientific world is familiar with the works of experts of the A.Barayev Research Institute of Grain Farming. In Astana one can find three museums, two drama theatres, branches of the Union of Writers and Artists of Kazakhstan, with over 40 newspapers and 2 literary magazines being published in the city.
The region around Astana is by right one of the country's granaries and a big centre of agricultural machine-building. In fact it produces one fifth of all the grain, one tenth of cattle-breeding products with one fourth of grain being sold to the state. Areas under crops constitute 3422,6 ha. Just as well-developed are meat-and-milk cattle-breeding, pig-breeding, sheep-breeding, horse-breeding and poultry farming. The region's entrails harbour deposits of gold, uranium, bauxites, antimony, copper, lignites, caoline ores, quartz sands and other commercial minerals. Traditionally, development of industries in the region was associated with agriculture, with processing of agricultural raws. The region is fairly active in conducting foreign economic activities, it maintains mutually-advantageous relations with the states of both the near and the far abroad. Russia, Uzbekistan, Belarus and Tajikistan are major trade partners thereof. Exported to CIS countries is primarily grain, meat, flour and milk products while imports consist in fuel and power resources, products of chemical industries, timber, saw-timber, paper, rolled stock of ferrous metals and consumer goods. From among foreign countries the main share of exports is shipped to the USA, China, France, Germany, Turkey and Austria. These countries receive uranium oxide, molybdenum, fertilizers. Prevailing in import deliveries are food products and machinery for agroindustrial complex.
Astana and the northern region of the country can afford tremendous prospects of development. Concentrated in northern Kazakhstan are all reserves of industrial diamonds ever prospected in the country, two thirds of tin, over 30% of zirconium, 25% of uranium and 15% of gold. No wonder that mining in the region has a fine chance of sustained development. The transfer of the country's capital to Astana has exerted ever greater influence on neighbouring industrially developed regions - Karagandy, Pavlodar, East Kazakhstan and Kostanay. In addition it is a fine prerequisite for the development of entrepreneurship and businesses which would invariably trigger opening of main offices of (foreign) companies and firms, branches of major banks with eventual move of the banks themselves.
Sports Mecca
Astana’s other tourist attractions include “Astana-Baiterek,” a monument to the country’s independence with a sweeping view of the city, a circus, an ethnic park, a presidential culture museum and the world’s most inland oceanarium. With a huge new, 10,000-seat Astana Arena stadium and cycle track, Astana is also fast becoming a mecca for sports tourism. New sport centres are planned in the neighbouring areas of Korgalzhyn, Ereimentau.
New Wonder of the World?
The inauguration in September 2006 of the new, 62-meter-tall Palace of Peace and Accord, also known as the Peace Pyramid, will mark another milestone in Astana’s evolution and may well become the Eighth Wonder of the World. Built to house the Assembly of Nations of Kazakhstan, a university, a museum, a library and a winter garden, the pyramid was designed by British architect Sir Norman Foster, who is famous for his futuristic glass roof on the German Parliament (Reichstag). The Palace of Peace and Accord will be ready for the beginning of the Second Congress of World and Traditional Religions.
Geography
Astana lies in the North of the central part of Kazakhstan. Its territory is as large as 96,800 sq km. The surrounding landscape is far from uniform: hillocky areas intermingled with low mountains, plain and river valleys. In the North we find spurs of the Kokshetau elevation, in the southern and south-eastern portions of the region it is “spurred” by the Saryarka (Kazakh hummocky topography) with plains in the North-East.
The climate is sharply continental with aridity rapidly increasing to the South. The average temperature in January - 14° - 18° C, rising to +20° to +24° C in July. At the extreme, winter temperatures can reach - 40° C and summer temperatures sometimes rise above + 35° C, with dust-laden storms and hot dry winds.
The largest rivers in the area are the Yessil and the Nura with such lakes as the Tengh, Karasor, Korgalzhyn, Balyktykol, and Kypshak.
Nature
The region counts 55 species of animals, 180 species of birds and 30 species of fish. The rarest species of all are Pamir argali (arkhars), saker falcons, golden eagles, bustards, demoiselle cranes, steppe eagles, Dalmatian pelicans, little bustards and flamingos. To protect rare disappearing species of animals on the territory of the region state nature and game preserves have been set up. Some 66 species of vegetation sprout in the region. The area of all green plantations and similar massifs makes up 4,391.6 ha.
National holiday
December 16-17 – Independence Day.
State holidays
January 1-2 – New Year
March 8 – International Women Day
March 22-24 – Nauriz (traditional holiday of Spring - ancient Turkic (Kazakh) New Year),
May 1 – Unity Day of Kazakhstan people
May 9 – Victory Day
July 6 – Astana Day
August 30 – Constitution Day
December 16-17 – Independence Day
Local time
Kazakhstan is divided into two time zones
Eastern zone, Western zone
GMT + 6 hours (time in the capital of Kazakhstan – Astana) and GMT + 5 hours when the UK and a number of other countries worldwide switch to daylight saving time. Kazakhstan does not switch time to DST.
Languages
The state language in Kazakhstan is Kazakh, which belongs to Turkic group. Russian is also widely used.
Currency
The national currency of Kazakhstan is Tenge (100 tiyn). There are banknotes of T 10 000, 5 000, 2 000, 1 000, 500, 200. The coins of T 1, 5, 10, 20, 50,100.
Currency exchange
Official exchange rate (December 2009): US$ 1 – KZT 149.1. The exchange of foreign currency to Tenge and back is carried out in any bank or official exchange offices. It is advisable to keep documents of exchange of large amounts before departure from the country.
Banking hours
09.00 AM till 06.00 PM Monday-Friday
Break for lunch 01.00 PM – 02.00 PM
Credit cards
Almost all international credit cards, including AmEx, Diners Club are accepted in the majority of large hotels of Almaty and Astana cities as well as in the majority of large shops and restaurants.
National dishes
In general, Kazakhs prefer meat dishes. Favourite national dish of Kazakhs is beshbarmak. Beshbarmak is cooked of lamb, horse meat, beef and dough. Such dishes of horse meat as kazy, karta, zhal, zhaya and, of course, kumys (mare’s milk) are favourite dishes. Medicinal drink kumys (mare’s milk) has curative qualities and effect and is used for treatment of lung and intestinal-gastric illnesses. Taking into account that peoples of more than hundred nationalities live in Kazakhstan, cuisine of Kazakhstan is diverse. People here love national dishes of Russian, Uighur, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Korean and European cuisine. In many cities of the country there are many restaurants and cafes where you are offered the variety of dishes of the national, European and other cuisines.
Other useful information
Electricity: 220 volts AC, 50
Communications:
Telephone: country code – 7, code of Astana city – 717 2, code of Almaty – 727 International calls can be easily made. Telegram facilities available from any post office. Full postal facilities are available at main post offices in the cities, which are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
USEFUL CONTACTS
Travel and Visa information: www.mfa.kz
Information on all aspects of Kazakhstan (including news): www.kazakhstanlive.com
RECOMMENDED PUBLICATIONS:
Odyssey Kazakhstan: “Nomadic Routes from Caspian to Altai” by Dagmar Schreiber. A fully illustrated guide to the Central Asian nation, with essays on history, culture, architecture and nature, and plenty of practicalities. (ISBN: 978-962-217-789-5, US$29.95)
Hedonist's Guide to Almaty and Astana by Lucy Kelaart and Summer Coish. Whether it's sipping vodka cocktails in Almaty's lounge bars, admiring Astana's architecture, visiting the churches and mosques or venturing into the countryside to ski or explore the dramatic steppe, this guide covers Kazakhstan’s capitals that blends a Soviet past with Eastern architecture and hospitality. (ISBN: 978-I-905428-21-2, US$18.95)
Apples Are from Kazakhstan: The Land that Disappeared by Christopher Robbins. “Robbins’s travelogue enthusiastically and infectiously blends history, observation, and mini biographies. . . . A captivating read notable for off-the-cuff candor and measured, eloquent prose.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review). (ISBN: 978-0-9777433-8-4, US$24)
Kazakhstan (Bradt Travel Guide) by HE Paul Brummel, UK Ambassador to Kazakhstan. Located between Russia and China, the state of Kazakhstan possesses an incredible diversity of natural beauty; this guide includes arrangements for visiting natural parks and reserves and special features such as singing sand dunes and the Sharyn Canyon - Asia's equivalent of the Grand Canyon. (ISBN-10: 1841622346)
Free Guide Astana City
Travel tips for your trip to Kazakhstan Hotel Maps Famous Places in Kazakhstan helps you to make your trip to Kazakhstan in the holiday a Splendid One
In 1832, on the banks of the Yessil (also called Ishim) river, in the Qaraotkel woods, Akmolinsk outer military district was founded. As a result, Aqmola soon turned into a central point for trade livestock fairs.17
The city was given its present name in 1998.
Until 1961 the name of the town was Akmolinsk
(in Kazakhstan’s Aqmola).
From 1961 to 1992 the city was named Tselinograd.
From 1992 till 1998 the name of the city was Aqmola.
The city is located in the north of Sary Arqa (in Kazakh Yellow Highlands), on the right bank of the Esil river. In 1998 the city area comprised over 300 sq. km. But nowadays city boundaries are expanding very fast.
Astana is a major centre of activity and hub of national and international transport links. The extensive traffic is mainly due to strong economic ties between South and Central Kazakhstan, Western Siberia and the Ural region, the Volga region and Central Russia.
The distance between Astana and Almaty is 1,318 km.
By 1998 Astana had around 300 000 population. During the last years its population is growing rapidly. In the year 2008 the number of Astana population reached about 700 000 people. It is expected that in the near future the population will be increasing further due to intra- and inter-territorial migration.
Basic reasons for the move of the capital to Astana and objectives of the Astana Special Economic Zone are the following:
Advantageous geopolitical location of the city in the centre of the country;
Considerable industrial potential in Astana;
The existence of essential resources for subsequent development of construction industry;
Location in the largest transport junction and availability of essential transport and telecommunication infrastructure;
The availability of highly skilled urban workforce;
The existence of a large private sector and potentialities for entrepreneurship development;
Political and social stability in the region;
The availability of free lands for further urban development.
Together with a set of economic, geographical, environmental, demographical etc. reasons for moving the capital to Astana one of the most important underlying reasons is a sincere attempt to build a new city which will represent the new face and image of a modern, economically stable and prosperous, democratically viable Kazakhstan looking into the future.
Astana is the City of the Future
18Astana is the new capital of independent Kazakhstan. In 1997, the President of the nation made the decision to relocate the capital of the country from Almaty to Akmola city. This was a historical decision motivated by the advantageous geographical and political location of the city in the heart of the country and at the intersection of the country’s main transport routes This decision has determined the future development of our new State.
During the historical inauguration ceremony for the new Kazakhstan capital the President declared: “From now on any major decisions important for the future of the people will be made here in the centre of this colossal country. Now the heart of our motherland is beating here. Kazakhstan is making and defining its history and destiny here and today.”19
In 1998, the decision was made to change the name of the new capital Akmola to Astana, which translates from the Kazakh language as “capital”. At the present time the city of Astana is growing, changing, gaining power and enhancing its international prestige and reputation, becoming the symbol of the rapid renovation of Kazakhstan.
The capital is growing very rapidly as the administrative and business centre of Kazakhstan in accordance with the original concept of the social and economic development of the city. The theme of this concept is “The blossoming of Astana is the blossoming of Kazakhstan”. More than 200 joint ventures and foreign companies are operating in the capital, the majority of these companies belonging to such countries as Turkey, Russia, Germany, Kyrgyzstan and Switzerland.
20Astana is a member of the International Association of Capitals and Cultural Cities of the CIS along with 40 other cities of the CIS and the Baltic nations; it has close bilateral relations with 13 cities and regions of the CIS and foreign countries.
Astana is one of the biggest centres of culture and the arts in Kazakhstan. The Presidential Cultural Centre of Kazakhstan has been established in the centre of the new city. The structure of the Centre includes a Museum with various rooms and displays representing the historical values of the past and the present of Kazakhstan. There is a library containing more than a million books and electronic catalogues in the centre.
The Kazakh National Music Academy has been established in Astana. This Academy combines all the stages of specialised and general musical education into one school of uninterrupted musical education. The Academy is a member of the European Association of Conservatories, Academies and Musical High Schools.232122
Theatres in the capital are full of popular events. Spectators like attending events in such theatres as the Theatre of Drama and Music named after K. Kuanyshbaev (first opened on the 15th of November 1991) and the State Theatre of Russian Drama named after M. Gorky. In 2000, the National Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Kulyash Baiseitova was opened. The pristine new cinema complex named “Cinema-City” was also opened in 2000. It was built in accordance with the best traditions of international cinemas and it has become one of the favourite places to visit for the people of Astana.
Construction of the new city developments planned for the left bank of the Esil River has started. To help the process a Special Economic Zone providing more favourable conditions for investment has been created. According to the General Development Plan of the Capital the integrated structure of the this complex, which is located on the left bank, will symbolise the new Kazakhstan capital25
The creation of the SEZ will be beneficial both for the state and for the potential investors.26
The benefits for the investors:
- The state support of direct investments into construction of Astana city.
- Significant tax privileges and preferentials.
- Opportunities to introduce modern technologies and scientific achievements in the field of construction.
- Getting land for construction in the new centre of the capital.
- Formation and development of real estate market.
The guaranteed right to prolong the investment activity on the initial terms until the expiry of the SEZ period, but not more than for 10 years, irrespective of the changes in the juridical regime of the SEZ or its liquidation before the appointed time, including the extension of the area.The customs regulation in the territory of the SEZ is applied in accordance to the customs legislature of Kazakhstan. The territory of the SEZ is considered to be a part of the territory of Kazakhstan with customs free regime.
The following goods and equipment are favoured in to the free customs zone:
- machines and equipment for construction;
- goods, which will be completely consumed in construction;
- goods and equipment necessary for construction.
Astana is a city of the future. We are proud of our new capital. It is very symbolic that Astana has been granted the status “City of Peace” by decision of UNESCO in 1999.
Business magnet
Construction and the business of government have spurred investments in the local economy as well. Between 2000 and 2004, the number of new legal entities registered in the capital increased by a factor of 2.3, and the local housing stock has nearly tripled in size. The centres of the capital city’s economic activity are construction, the food industry and tourism. The city boasts a large and growing number of restaurants and hotels catering to business travellers, as well as a major exhibition centre and universities.
Astana boasts a number of higher educational establishments including the Lev Gumilyov Eurasian University. It is not only in Kazakhstan but also far beyond its confines that the scientific world is familiar with the works of experts of the A.Barayev Research Institute of Grain Farming. In Astana one can find three museums, two drama theatres, branches of the Union of Writers and Artists of Kazakhstan, with over 40 newspapers and 2 literary magazines being published in the city.
The region around Astana is by right one of the country's granaries and a big centre of agricultural machine-building. In fact it produces one fifth of all the grain, one tenth of cattle-breeding products with one fourth of grain being sold to the state. Areas under crops constitute 3422,6 ha. Just as well-developed are meat-and-milk cattle-breeding, pig-breeding, sheep-breeding, horse-breeding and poultry farming. The region's entrails harbour deposits of gold, uranium, bauxites, antimony, copper, lignites, caoline ores, quartz sands and other commercial minerals. Traditionally, development of industries in the region was associated with agriculture, with processing of agricultural raws. The region is fairly active in conducting foreign economic activities, it maintains mutually-advantageous relations with the states of both the near and the far abroad. Russia, Uzbekistan, Belarus and Tajikistan are major trade partners thereof. Exported to CIS countries is primarily grain, meat, flour and milk products while imports consist in fuel and power resources, products of chemical industries, timber, saw-timber, paper, rolled stock of ferrous metals and consumer goods. From among foreign countries the main share of exports is shipped to the USA, China, France, Germany, Turkey and Austria. These countries receive uranium oxide, molybdenum, fertilizers. Prevailing in import deliveries are food products and machinery for agroindustrial complex.
Astana and the northern region of the country can afford tremendous prospects of development. Concentrated in northern Kazakhstan are all reserves of industrial diamonds ever prospected in the country, two thirds of tin, over 30% of zirconium, 25% of uranium and 15% of gold. No wonder that mining in the region has a fine chance of sustained development. The transfer of the country's capital to Astana has exerted ever greater influence on neighbouring industrially developed regions - Karagandy, Pavlodar, East Kazakhstan and Kostanay. In addition it is a fine prerequisite for the development of entrepreneurship and businesses which would invariably trigger opening of main offices of (foreign) companies and firms, branches of major banks with eventual move of the banks themselves.
Sports Mecca
Astana’s other tourist attractions include “Astana-Baiterek,” a monument to the country’s independence with a sweeping view of the city, a circus, an ethnic park, a presidential culture museum and the world’s most inland oceanarium. With a huge new, 10,000-seat Astana Arena stadium and cycle track, Astana is also fast becoming a mecca for sports tourism. New sport centres are planned in the neighbouring areas of Korgalzhyn, Ereimentau.
New Wonder of the World?
The inauguration in September 2006 of the new, 62-meter-tall Palace of Peace and Accord, also known as the Peace Pyramid, will mark another milestone in Astana’s evolution and may well become the Eighth Wonder of the World. Built to house the Assembly of Nations of Kazakhstan, a university, a museum, a library and a winter garden, the pyramid was designed by British architect Sir Norman Foster, who is famous for his futuristic glass roof on the German Parliament (Reichstag). The Palace of Peace and Accord will be ready for the beginning of the Second Congress of World and Traditional Religions.
Geography
Astana lies in the North of the central part of Kazakhstan. Its territory is as large as 96,800 sq km. The surrounding landscape is far from uniform: hillocky areas intermingled with low mountains, plain and river valleys. In the North we find spurs of the Kokshetau elevation, in the southern and south-eastern portions of the region it is “spurred” by the Saryarka (Kazakh hummocky topography) with plains in the North-East.
The climate is sharply continental with aridity rapidly increasing to the South. The average temperature in January - 14° - 18° C, rising to +20° to +24° C in July. At the extreme, winter temperatures can reach - 40° C and summer temperatures sometimes rise above + 35° C, with dust-laden storms and hot dry winds.
The largest rivers in the area are the Yessil and the Nura with such lakes as the Tengh, Karasor, Korgalzhyn, Balyktykol, and Kypshak.
Nature
The region counts 55 species of animals, 180 species of birds and 30 species of fish. The rarest species of all are Pamir argali (arkhars), saker falcons, golden eagles, bustards, demoiselle cranes, steppe eagles, Dalmatian pelicans, little bustards and flamingos. To protect rare disappearing species of animals on the territory of the region state nature and game preserves have been set up. Some 66 species of vegetation sprout in the region. The area of all green plantations and similar massifs makes up 4,391.6 ha.
National holiday
December 16-17 – Independence Day.
State holidays
January 1-2 – New Year
March 8 – International Women Day
March 22-24 – Nauriz (traditional holiday of Spring - ancient Turkic (Kazakh) New Year),
May 1 – Unity Day of Kazakhstan people
May 9 – Victory Day
July 6 – Astana Day
August 30 – Constitution Day
December 16-17 – Independence Day
Local time
Kazakhstan is divided into two time zones
Eastern zone, Western zone
GMT + 6 hours (time in the capital of Kazakhstan – Astana) and GMT + 5 hours when the UK and a number of other countries worldwide switch to daylight saving time. Kazakhstan does not switch time to DST.
Languages
The state language in Kazakhstan is Kazakh, which belongs to Turkic group. Russian is also widely used.
Currency
The national currency of Kazakhstan is Tenge (100 tiyn). There are banknotes of T 10 000, 5 000, 2 000, 1 000, 500, 200. The coins of T 1, 5, 10, 20, 50,100.
Currency exchange
Official exchange rate (December 2009): US$ 1 – KZT 149.1. The exchange of foreign currency to Tenge and back is carried out in any bank or official exchange offices. It is advisable to keep documents of exchange of large amounts before departure from the country.
Banking hours
09.00 AM till 06.00 PM Monday-Friday
Break for lunch 01.00 PM – 02.00 PM
Credit cards
Almost all international credit cards, including AmEx, Diners Club are accepted in the majority of large hotels of Almaty and Astana cities as well as in the majority of large shops and restaurants.
National dishes
In general, Kazakhs prefer meat dishes. Favourite national dish of Kazakhs is beshbarmak. Beshbarmak is cooked of lamb, horse meat, beef and dough. Such dishes of horse meat as kazy, karta, zhal, zhaya and, of course, kumys (mare’s milk) are favourite dishes. Medicinal drink kumys (mare’s milk) has curative qualities and effect and is used for treatment of lung and intestinal-gastric illnesses. Taking into account that peoples of more than hundred nationalities live in Kazakhstan, cuisine of Kazakhstan is diverse. People here love national dishes of Russian, Uighur, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Korean and European cuisine. In many cities of the country there are many restaurants and cafes where you are offered the variety of dishes of the national, European and other cuisines.
Other useful information
Electricity: 220 volts AC, 50
Communications:
Telephone: country code – 7, code of Astana city – 717 2, code of Almaty – 727 International calls can be easily made. Telegram facilities available from any post office. Full postal facilities are available at main post offices in the cities, which are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
USEFUL CONTACTS
Travel and Visa information: www.mfa.kz
Information on all aspects of Kazakhstan (including news): www.kazakhstanlive.com
RECOMMENDED PUBLICATIONS:
Odyssey Kazakhstan: “Nomadic Routes from Caspian to Altai” by Dagmar Schreiber. A fully illustrated guide to the Central Asian nation, with essays on history, culture, architecture and nature, and plenty of practicalities. (ISBN: 978-962-217-789-5, US$29.95)
Hedonist's Guide to Almaty and Astana by Lucy Kelaart and Summer Coish. Whether it's sipping vodka cocktails in Almaty's lounge bars, admiring Astana's architecture, visiting the churches and mosques or venturing into the countryside to ski or explore the dramatic steppe, this guide covers Kazakhstan’s capitals that blends a Soviet past with Eastern architecture and hospitality. (ISBN: 978-I-905428-21-2, US$18.95)
Apples Are from Kazakhstan: The Land that Disappeared by Christopher Robbins. “Robbins’s travelogue enthusiastically and infectiously blends history, observation, and mini biographies. . . . A captivating read notable for off-the-cuff candor and measured, eloquent prose.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review). (ISBN: 978-0-9777433-8-4, US$24)
Kazakhstan (Bradt Travel Guide) by HE Paul Brummel, UK Ambassador to Kazakhstan. Located between Russia and China, the state of Kazakhstan possesses an incredible diversity of natural beauty; this guide includes arrangements for visiting natural parks and reserves and special features such as singing sand dunes and the Sharyn Canyon - Asia's equivalent of the Grand Canyon. (ISBN-10: 1841622346)
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Money Exchange for Kazakhstan -Services - Money
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Money Exchange for Kazakhstan -Services - Money
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Currency information:
Kazakh Tenge (KZT; symbol лв). Notes are in denominations of лв 10,000, 5,000, 2,000, 1,000, 500 and 200. Coins are in denominations of лв 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1.
Credit cards:
Major European and international credit cards, including Diners Club and Visa, are accepted in the larger hotels in Almaty and in major shops and restaurants. Facilities exist for credit card cash withdrawals in Kazakhstan.
Travellers cheques:
To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travellers are advised to take traveller's cheques in US Dollars.
Banking hours:
Mon-Fri 0900-1800. Banks close for lunch 1300-1400. All banks are closed Sat-Sun.
Currency restriction:
The import of local currency is unlimited, provided it is declared on arrival; the import of foreign currency is unlimited, provided amounts exceeding US$3,000 or equivalent are declared on arrival. The export of local currency is allowed, provided it does not exceed the amount imported and declared on arrival (if export exceeds import, special bank permission is required); the export of foreign currency is unlimited, provided amounts exceeding US$3,000 or equivalent are declared.
Currency exchange:
The national currency, the Tenge, may only be obtained within Kazakhstan. Conversion of the Tenge back into hard currency may prove difficult. Foreign currency should only be exchanged at official bureaux and all transactions must be recorded on the currency declaration form that is issued on arrival. It is wise to retain all exchange receipts, although they are seldom inspected. Unless travelling with a licensed tourist company (in which case, accommodation, transport and meals are paid before departure), money should be brought in US Dollars cash and exchanged when necessary.
Money Exchange for Kazakhstan -Services - Money
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Currency information:
Kazakh Tenge (KZT; symbol лв). Notes are in denominations of лв 10,000, 5,000, 2,000, 1,000, 500 and 200. Coins are in denominations of лв 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1.
Credit cards:
Major European and international credit cards, including Diners Club and Visa, are accepted in the larger hotels in Almaty and in major shops and restaurants. Facilities exist for credit card cash withdrawals in Kazakhstan.
Travellers cheques:
To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travellers are advised to take traveller's cheques in US Dollars.
Banking hours:
Mon-Fri 0900-1800. Banks close for lunch 1300-1400. All banks are closed Sat-Sun.
Currency restriction:
The import of local currency is unlimited, provided it is declared on arrival; the import of foreign currency is unlimited, provided amounts exceeding US$3,000 or equivalent are declared on arrival. The export of local currency is allowed, provided it does not exceed the amount imported and declared on arrival (if export exceeds import, special bank permission is required); the export of foreign currency is unlimited, provided amounts exceeding US$3,000 or equivalent are declared.
Currency exchange:
The national currency, the Tenge, may only be obtained within Kazakhstan. Conversion of the Tenge back into hard currency may prove difficult. Foreign currency should only be exchanged at official bureaux and all transactions must be recorded on the currency declaration form that is issued on arrival. It is wise to retain all exchange receipts, although they are seldom inspected. Unless travelling with a licensed tourist company (in which case, accommodation, transport and meals are paid before departure), money should be brought in US Dollars cash and exchanged when necessary.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Health and Medical Information for Kazakhstan
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Health and Medical Information for Kazakhstan
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There is a large network of hospitals, emergency centres and pharmacies. The largest include the Central Hospital, the Maternity and Childhood Institute Clinic and the Medical Teaching Institute Clinic in Almaty, and the Spinal Centre and Hospital of Rehabilitation Treatment in Karaganda. However, standards within the public healthcare system have declined significantly since the Soviet era. It is hard to ascertain the level of expertise of the doctors, and visitors cannot rely on the availability of western medicines. Comprehensive medical insurance is strongly advised.
Food and drink:
All water should be regarded as being a potential health risk. Water used for drinking, brushing teeth or making ice should have first been boiled or otherwise sterilised. Milk is pasteurised and dairy products are safe for consumption. Only eat well-cooked meat and fish. Vegetables should be cooked and fruit peeled.
Other risks:
Hepatitis B, C and E and tuberculosis occur. Increased cases of meningitis and encephalitis have been reported in Almaty. Tick-borne encephalitis is a problem in mountains and forests, particularly during April, May and June. There is some presence of rabies. For those at high risk, vaccination before arrival should be considered. If you are bitten, seek medical advice without delay.
Health and Medical Information for Kazakhstan
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There is a large network of hospitals, emergency centres and pharmacies. The largest include the Central Hospital, the Maternity and Childhood Institute Clinic and the Medical Teaching Institute Clinic in Almaty, and the Spinal Centre and Hospital of Rehabilitation Treatment in Karaganda. However, standards within the public healthcare system have declined significantly since the Soviet era. It is hard to ascertain the level of expertise of the doctors, and visitors cannot rely on the availability of western medicines. Comprehensive medical insurance is strongly advised.
Food and drink:
All water should be regarded as being a potential health risk. Water used for drinking, brushing teeth or making ice should have first been boiled or otherwise sterilised. Milk is pasteurised and dairy products are safe for consumption. Only eat well-cooked meat and fish. Vegetables should be cooked and fruit peeled.
Other risks:
Hepatitis B, C and E and tuberculosis occur. Increased cases of meningitis and encephalitis have been reported in Almaty. Tick-borne encephalitis is a problem in mountains and forests, particularly during April, May and June. There is some presence of rabies. For those at high risk, vaccination before arrival should be considered. If you are bitten, seek medical advice without delay.
Short History Of Kazakhstan and Culture
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Short History Of Kazakhstan and Culture
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Archaeological excavations indicate that the south of Kazakhstan was inhabited by man as early as the Palaeolithic Era and tribes were breeding cattle and producing bronzeware by the middle of the second millennium BC. By the beginning of the first millennium BC, the Saks tribe occupied the territory of the steppes, the Savromat tribe the north and west of Kazakhstan, the Kangues the Syr-Daria River area and the Usuns (whose writing, weapons and jewellery have been preserved) the south. Later, the Huns, who bred cattle, made handicrafts and possessed a well-organised army, occupied Kazakhstan. By the fourth century AD, most of the Saks and Usuns had moved west and new individual states began to appear, such as Westturkic Khanate, which was established by Turkish tribes trading on the Silk Road.
During the eighth and ninth centuries, the Syr-Daria region and lands around the Aral Mountains were settled by Kimak tribes; the largest and strongest were the Kipchaks, considered the primary ancestors of the present-day Kazakhs. The 10th century was a time of considerable economic, social and cultural progress. Islam was declared the state religion and some outstanding works of literature in the Turkic language were written. The Mongols invaded in the 13th century and Genghis Khan and his army completely destroyed most of the towns and settlements and portioned the land out between his sons. However, by the 15th century, the Kazakh Khanate state was formed, consisting of the remaining descendants of the Saks, Usuns and Kangues of the West Turkic Khanate, and a gradual revival of agriculture, urban culture and trade relations was taking place.
The tribes integrated further and reformed into three tribal groups called Zhuzes – Senior, Middle and Junior – which became known by the ethnic name of 'Kazakhs'. In 1734 the Junior Zhuze became Russian citizens, followed by the Middle Zhuze in 1742 and the Senior Zhuze in 1849. The Kazakhs had originally allied themselves with Russia in the mid-18th century to ward off attacks from the Mongols to the east, but by the 1820s, they were more concerned with preventing their own annexation in the course of Russian expansion. By 1860, the Russians had suppressed the last of the Kazakh rebellions and thousands of Russian and Ukrainian peasants settled in Kazakhstan. The Russians built new military installations and settlements. A final anti-Tsarist rebellion took place in 1916. It was put down with considerable brutality: an estimated 150,000 people were killed; twice that number were exiled. The next year saw the Bolshevik revolution and, in the civil war which followed, Kazakhstan was the scene of fierce fighting between pro- and anti-Soviet forces. In 1920, Kazakhstan was pacified and recognised as an autonomous republic of the USSR. Kazakhstan's economic, mining and chemical industries, as well as agriculture and cattle breeding, developed greatly at this time, but more than two million Kazakhs died of hunger during the terrible famine of the 1930s due to the failure of farm collectivisation plans instituted by Stalin. In 1936, Kazakhstan was upgraded to become one of the 15 constituent republics of the Soviet Union. During the Soviet era, Kazakhstan again experienced large-scale part-forced immigration which brought large numbers of ethnic Russians, Germans, Tatars and others. It was also the site of most of the main testing and launch facilities for the Soviet nuclear, missile and space programmes. The first manned spaceflight by Yuri Gagarin was launched from Baikonur in central Kazakhstan.
The first winds of reform swept the republic in 1986 when the Brezhnevian regime, led by Dinmukhamed Kunayev, was deposed in favour of a new administration under Gennadi Kolbin, a protégé of the reformist Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev. He was replaced in 1989 by Nursultan Nazarbayev, the most prominent ethnic Kazakh in the Kremlin. Following the attempted coup against Gorbachev in August 1991, Nazarbayev quickly guided Kazakhstan to independence within the Commonwealth of Independent States, while the Kazakh Communist Party split from the Moscow-based Communist Party and re-established itself as the Socialist Party of Kazakhstan (SPK).
Although the SPK, like the CPSU, was ordered to cease functioning, Nazarbayev used many of the old personnel and party structures to maintain a firm grip on power (the SPK was later allowed to reform, but Nazarbayev had by then established his own political vehicle, the People's Unity Party, PUP - later the Republican Party). As the only candidate at the presidential election in December 1991, Nazarbayev won 98 per cent of the vote. Following the introduction of a new constitution in 1995, a new set of political forces emerged in Kazakhstan. However, this made little difference to the distribution of power. The PUP took control of the Supreme Kenges while Nazabayev has been twice re-elected (in 1995 and 1999), unopposed on both occasions. In June 1997, Nazarbayev also managed to realise his pet project, the inauguration of a new capital city at Astana, based on a former Cossack fortress and located 750 miles north of the old capital, Almaty.
Kazakhstan inherited a nuclear arsenal from the former Soviet Union. The bulk of this has been dismantled and shipped to Russia. Now, the country's main assets are its huge and largely unexploited oil and gas fields, which may match those of Kuwait in volume. In the short term, however, Kazakhstan has experienced some economic difficulties which have, on a number of occasions, given rise to public unrest. Nazarbayev has received political overtures from all the main regional powers: Iran, Turkey and China. The Kazakh leadership is not at all keen on Iranian-style Islamism and is more inclined to pursue the quasi-secular capitalist route roughly modelled on Turkey.
Short History Of Kazakhstan and Culture
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Archaeological excavations indicate that the south of Kazakhstan was inhabited by man as early as the Palaeolithic Era and tribes were breeding cattle and producing bronzeware by the middle of the second millennium BC. By the beginning of the first millennium BC, the Saks tribe occupied the territory of the steppes, the Savromat tribe the north and west of Kazakhstan, the Kangues the Syr-Daria River area and the Usuns (whose writing, weapons and jewellery have been preserved) the south. Later, the Huns, who bred cattle, made handicrafts and possessed a well-organised army, occupied Kazakhstan. By the fourth century AD, most of the Saks and Usuns had moved west and new individual states began to appear, such as Westturkic Khanate, which was established by Turkish tribes trading on the Silk Road.
During the eighth and ninth centuries, the Syr-Daria region and lands around the Aral Mountains were settled by Kimak tribes; the largest and strongest were the Kipchaks, considered the primary ancestors of the present-day Kazakhs. The 10th century was a time of considerable economic, social and cultural progress. Islam was declared the state religion and some outstanding works of literature in the Turkic language were written. The Mongols invaded in the 13th century and Genghis Khan and his army completely destroyed most of the towns and settlements and portioned the land out between his sons. However, by the 15th century, the Kazakh Khanate state was formed, consisting of the remaining descendants of the Saks, Usuns and Kangues of the West Turkic Khanate, and a gradual revival of agriculture, urban culture and trade relations was taking place.
The tribes integrated further and reformed into three tribal groups called Zhuzes – Senior, Middle and Junior – which became known by the ethnic name of 'Kazakhs'. In 1734 the Junior Zhuze became Russian citizens, followed by the Middle Zhuze in 1742 and the Senior Zhuze in 1849. The Kazakhs had originally allied themselves with Russia in the mid-18th century to ward off attacks from the Mongols to the east, but by the 1820s, they were more concerned with preventing their own annexation in the course of Russian expansion. By 1860, the Russians had suppressed the last of the Kazakh rebellions and thousands of Russian and Ukrainian peasants settled in Kazakhstan. The Russians built new military installations and settlements. A final anti-Tsarist rebellion took place in 1916. It was put down with considerable brutality: an estimated 150,000 people were killed; twice that number were exiled. The next year saw the Bolshevik revolution and, in the civil war which followed, Kazakhstan was the scene of fierce fighting between pro- and anti-Soviet forces. In 1920, Kazakhstan was pacified and recognised as an autonomous republic of the USSR. Kazakhstan's economic, mining and chemical industries, as well as agriculture and cattle breeding, developed greatly at this time, but more than two million Kazakhs died of hunger during the terrible famine of the 1930s due to the failure of farm collectivisation plans instituted by Stalin. In 1936, Kazakhstan was upgraded to become one of the 15 constituent republics of the Soviet Union. During the Soviet era, Kazakhstan again experienced large-scale part-forced immigration which brought large numbers of ethnic Russians, Germans, Tatars and others. It was also the site of most of the main testing and launch facilities for the Soviet nuclear, missile and space programmes. The first manned spaceflight by Yuri Gagarin was launched from Baikonur in central Kazakhstan.
The first winds of reform swept the republic in 1986 when the Brezhnevian regime, led by Dinmukhamed Kunayev, was deposed in favour of a new administration under Gennadi Kolbin, a protégé of the reformist Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev. He was replaced in 1989 by Nursultan Nazarbayev, the most prominent ethnic Kazakh in the Kremlin. Following the attempted coup against Gorbachev in August 1991, Nazarbayev quickly guided Kazakhstan to independence within the Commonwealth of Independent States, while the Kazakh Communist Party split from the Moscow-based Communist Party and re-established itself as the Socialist Party of Kazakhstan (SPK).
Although the SPK, like the CPSU, was ordered to cease functioning, Nazarbayev used many of the old personnel and party structures to maintain a firm grip on power (the SPK was later allowed to reform, but Nazarbayev had by then established his own political vehicle, the People's Unity Party, PUP - later the Republican Party). As the only candidate at the presidential election in December 1991, Nazarbayev won 98 per cent of the vote. Following the introduction of a new constitution in 1995, a new set of political forces emerged in Kazakhstan. However, this made little difference to the distribution of power. The PUP took control of the Supreme Kenges while Nazabayev has been twice re-elected (in 1995 and 1999), unopposed on both occasions. In June 1997, Nazarbayev also managed to realise his pet project, the inauguration of a new capital city at Astana, based on a former Cossack fortress and located 750 miles north of the old capital, Almaty.
Kazakhstan inherited a nuclear arsenal from the former Soviet Union. The bulk of this has been dismantled and shipped to Russia. Now, the country's main assets are its huge and largely unexploited oil and gas fields, which may match those of Kuwait in volume. In the short term, however, Kazakhstan has experienced some economic difficulties which have, on a number of occasions, given rise to public unrest. Nazarbayev has received political overtures from all the main regional powers: Iran, Turkey and China. The Kazakh leadership is not at all keen on Iranian-style Islamism and is more inclined to pursue the quasi-secular capitalist route roughly modelled on Turkey.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Kazakhstan Accommodation. Hotel Guide. Details
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Kazakhstan Accommodation. Hotel Guide. Details
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Almaty Hotel “Aliya”
Number of rooms: 115.
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Auezov Str., 19.
Contact Phones: +7-727-779413, +7-727-776210.
Rooms: Single, Double, Semi-suite.
Facilities & Services: Parking, Hair Dresser, Currency Exchange.
Domestic equipment: Refrigerator, TV/Movies.
Security & Communications: Phone.
Restaurants & Lounges: Bar, Restaurant.
Almaty Hotel “Alma-Ata” ***
Number of rooms: 255.
Address: 480091 Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kabanbay Batyr Str., 85.
Contact Phones: +7-727-720070, +7-727-720047.
Rooms: Single, Semi-suite, Suite.
Conveniences: Shower, Bathroom, WC.
Facilities & Services: Hair Dresser, Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, Air Booking.
Domestic equipment: Air Conditioning, TV/Movies.
Security & Communications: Phone, Code lock, Cable TV, Internet access.
Restaurants & Lounges: Bar, Cafe, Restaurant.
Sports & Recreation: Sauna.
Meetings and Events: Business Center, Conference Hall.
“Alma-Ata” hotel started in 1967 and was renovated in 1996. Hotel “Alma-Ata” is situated in the city center.
Almaty Hotel “Astana” ****
Number of rooms: 114.
Address: 480072 Kazakhstan, Almaty, Baitursynov Str., 113.
Contact phones: +7-727-507050, +7-727-501060.
Rooms: Single, Double, Suite.
Conveniences: Shower, Bathroom.
Interior: Minibar, Safe.
Facilities & Services: Parking, Hair Dresser, Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, Currency Exchange, Shops, Car Rental.
Domestic equipment: Air Conditioning, Hair Dryer, TV/Movies.
Security & Communications: Phone, Satellite TV.
Restaurants & Lounges: Banquet Room, Bar, Cafe, Restaurant.
Sports & Recreation: Billiards, Bowling, Sauna.
Meetings and Events: Business Center, Room for Talk, Conference Hall.
Location: The hotel “Astana” is centrally located close to the business and administrative area of Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Almaty Hotel “Dostyk” ***
Number of rooms: 70.
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kurmangazy Str., 36.
Contact phones: +7-727-582270.
Rooms: Single, Double, Suite.
Facilities & Services: Hair Dresser, Laundry, Health Center, Shops.
Domestic equipment: Air Conditioning, TV/Movies.
Security & Communications: Phone.
Restaurants & Lounges: Banquet Room, Restaurant.
Sports & Recreation: Casino, Sauna.
Meetings and Events: Business Center, Conference Hall.
Almaty Hotel “Hyatt Regency Almaty” *****
Number of rooms: 285.
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Akademik Satpaev Ave. 29/6.
Contact phones: +7-727-250-1234.
Rooms: Single, Double, Semi-suite, Suite, Apartment, Rooms for non-smokers, Handicapped Facilities.
Conveniences: Shower, Bathroom, WC, Jacuzzi.
Interior: Minibar, Safe.
Facilities & Services: Parking, Hair Dresser, Dry-Cleaning, Health Center, Currency Exchange, Shops, Air Booking, Train Booking, Taxi, Car Rental, Safe at the reception.
Domestic equipment: Radio, Refrigerator, Air Conditioning, Hair Dryer, TV/Movies.
Security & Communications: Phone, Internet access.
Restaurants & Lounges: Banquet Room, Bar, Cafe, Restaurant.
Sports & Recreation: Fitness Center, Sauna, Solarium, Pool.
Meetings and Events: Business Center, Room for Talk.
Almaty Hotel-Sanatorium “Altyn Kargaly” ***
Number of rooms: 128.
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Zhandosova Str., 204.
Contact phones: +7-727-200663, +7-727-200581.
Rooms: Single, Double, Semi-suite, Suite, Apartment.
Conveniences: Shower, Bathroom, WC, Jacuzzi.
Interior: Minibar, Safe.
Facilities & Services: Parking, Hair Dresser, Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, Ironing, Health Center, Currency Exchange, Shops, Air Booking, Train Booking, Taxi, Safe at the reception.
Domestic equipment: Air Conditioning, Hair Dryer, TV/Movies, Computer. Security & Communications: Phone, Security signal system, Satellite TV, Internet access.
Restaurants & Lounges: Banquet Room, Bar, Night Club, Restaurant.
Sports & Recreation: Billiards, Fitness Center, Disco, Sauna, Solarium, Pool, Tennis, Beach.
Meetings and Events: Business Center, Room for Talk, Conference Hall.
Location: Hotel is located in the resort area. You can get there by public transport or office shuttle.
Almaty Hotel “Kazakhstan” ****
Number of rooms: 376 (26 floors).
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Dostyk Prospekt, 52.
Contact phones: +7-727-919101, +7-727-590909.
Rooms: Semi-suite, Suite.
Conveniences: Bathroom.
Facilities & Services: Parking, Hair Dresser, Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, Air Booking.
Domestic equipment: Refrigerator, TV/Movies.
Security & Communications: Phone.
Restaurants & Lounges: Bar, Cafe, Night Club, Restaurant.
Meetings and Events: Business Center, Conference Hall.
Location: The hotel is situated in downtown of Almaty.
Almaty Hotel “Kazzhol” ***
Number of rooms: 83.
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Gogol Str., 127/1.
Contact phones: +7-727-508941, +7-727-508944, +7-727-505016, +7-727-508927.
Rooms: Single, Double, Triple, Semi-suite, Suite.
Conveniences: Bathroom, WC.
Interior: Minibar, Safe.
Facilities & Services: Parking, Hair Dresser, Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, Ironing, Currency Exchange, Air Booking, Train Booking, Taxi, Safe at the reception.
Domestic equipment: Air Conditioning, Hair Dryer, TV/Movies.
Security & Communications: Phone, Security signal system, Satellite TV, Internet access.
Restaurants & Lounges: Banquet Room, Bar, Cafe, Restaurant.
Sports & Recreation: Sauna, Solarium.
Meetings & Events: Business Center, Room for Talk, Conference Hall.
Location: The hotel “Kazzhol” is located in the center of Almaty and in 20 minutes from the Almaty International airport.
Almaty Hotel “Otrar” ***
Number of rooms: 163.
Address: 480076 Kazakhstan, Almaty, Gogol Str., 73.
Contact phones: +7-727-330076, +7-727-330046, +7-727-330075, +7-727-330045.
Rooms: Single, Double, Semi-suite, Suite.
Conveniences: Bathroom.
Interior: Minibar.
Facilities & Services: Hair Dresser, Currency Exchange, Shops, Air Booking.
Domestic equipment: Refrigerator, TV/Movies.
Security & Communications: Phone.
Restaurants & Lounges: Banquet Room, Restaurant.
Sports & Recreation: Billiards, Casino, Sauna.
Meetings and Events: Conference Hall.
Almaty Hotel “The Regent Almaty” *****
Number of rooms: 290.
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Zheltoksan Street, 181.
Contact phones: +7-727-505000, +7-727-503714.
Interior: Minibar, Safe.
Domestic equipment: TV/Movies.
Security & Communications: Phone.
Restaurants & Lounges: Bar, Night Club, Restaurant.
Sports & Recreation: Casino, Sauna, Solarium.
Meetings and Events: Room for Talk.
Almaty Hotel “Zhetysu”
Number of rooms: 210.
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Abylai khan Ave., 55.
Contact phones: +7-727-326834.
Rooms: Single, Double.
Conveniences: Bathroom.
Interior: Minibar.
Facilities & Services: Parking, Hair Dresser, Laundry, Currency Exchange, Air Booking.
Domestic equipment: Radio, Refrigerator, TV/Movies.
Restaurants & Lounges: Bar, Cafe.
Sports & Recreation: Casino, Sauna.
Meetings and Events: Business Center, Conference Hall.
Almaty Hotel “Ambassador”
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Zheltoksan Str., 121.
Contact phone: +7-727-691072.
Almaty Hotel “Arman”
Number of rooms: Rest house.
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Gornaya Str., 276.
Contact phones: +7-727-641794, +7-727-640614, +7-727-502782.
Rooms: Single, Double, Suite.
Conveniences: Bathroom.
Domestic equipment: Refrigerator, TV/Movies.
Security & Communications: Phone. Restaurants & Lounges: Bar, Restaurant. Sports & Recreation: Billiards, Sauna.
Almaty Hotel “Issyk”
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Bogenbay Batyr Str., 140.
Contact phones: +7-727-600211.
Almaty Hotel “Medeu”
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Gornaya Str., 582a.
Contact phones: +7-727-502007.
Almaty Hotel “Peking” ***
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Zenkov Str., 52.
Contact phones: +7-727-543110.
Almaty Hotel “Premier Alatau”
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Dostyk Ave., 105.
Contact phones: +7-727-641212, +7-727-581111.
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Almaty Hotel “Aliya”
Number of rooms: 115.
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Auezov Str., 19.
Contact Phones: +7-727-779413, +7-727-776210.
Rooms: Single, Double, Semi-suite.
Facilities & Services: Parking, Hair Dresser, Currency Exchange.
Domestic equipment: Refrigerator, TV/Movies.
Security & Communications: Phone.
Restaurants & Lounges: Bar, Restaurant.
Almaty Hotel “Alma-Ata” ***
Number of rooms: 255.
Address: 480091 Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kabanbay Batyr Str., 85.
Contact Phones: +7-727-720070, +7-727-720047.
Rooms: Single, Semi-suite, Suite.
Conveniences: Shower, Bathroom, WC.
Facilities & Services: Hair Dresser, Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, Air Booking.
Domestic equipment: Air Conditioning, TV/Movies.
Security & Communications: Phone, Code lock, Cable TV, Internet access.
Restaurants & Lounges: Bar, Cafe, Restaurant.
Sports & Recreation: Sauna.
Meetings and Events: Business Center, Conference Hall.
“Alma-Ata” hotel started in 1967 and was renovated in 1996. Hotel “Alma-Ata” is situated in the city center.
Almaty Hotel “Astana” ****
Number of rooms: 114.
Address: 480072 Kazakhstan, Almaty, Baitursynov Str., 113.
Contact phones: +7-727-507050, +7-727-501060.
Rooms: Single, Double, Suite.
Conveniences: Shower, Bathroom.
Interior: Minibar, Safe.
Facilities & Services: Parking, Hair Dresser, Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, Currency Exchange, Shops, Car Rental.
Domestic equipment: Air Conditioning, Hair Dryer, TV/Movies.
Security & Communications: Phone, Satellite TV.
Restaurants & Lounges: Banquet Room, Bar, Cafe, Restaurant.
Sports & Recreation: Billiards, Bowling, Sauna.
Meetings and Events: Business Center, Room for Talk, Conference Hall.
Location: The hotel “Astana” is centrally located close to the business and administrative area of Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Almaty Hotel “Dostyk” ***
Number of rooms: 70.
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kurmangazy Str., 36.
Contact phones: +7-727-582270.
Rooms: Single, Double, Suite.
Facilities & Services: Hair Dresser, Laundry, Health Center, Shops.
Domestic equipment: Air Conditioning, TV/Movies.
Security & Communications: Phone.
Restaurants & Lounges: Banquet Room, Restaurant.
Sports & Recreation: Casino, Sauna.
Meetings and Events: Business Center, Conference Hall.
Almaty Hotel “Hyatt Regency Almaty” *****
Number of rooms: 285.
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Akademik Satpaev Ave. 29/6.
Contact phones: +7-727-250-1234.
Rooms: Single, Double, Semi-suite, Suite, Apartment, Rooms for non-smokers, Handicapped Facilities.
Conveniences: Shower, Bathroom, WC, Jacuzzi.
Interior: Minibar, Safe.
Facilities & Services: Parking, Hair Dresser, Dry-Cleaning, Health Center, Currency Exchange, Shops, Air Booking, Train Booking, Taxi, Car Rental, Safe at the reception.
Domestic equipment: Radio, Refrigerator, Air Conditioning, Hair Dryer, TV/Movies.
Security & Communications: Phone, Internet access.
Restaurants & Lounges: Banquet Room, Bar, Cafe, Restaurant.
Sports & Recreation: Fitness Center, Sauna, Solarium, Pool.
Meetings and Events: Business Center, Room for Talk.
Almaty Hotel-Sanatorium “Altyn Kargaly” ***
Number of rooms: 128.
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Zhandosova Str., 204.
Contact phones: +7-727-200663, +7-727-200581.
Rooms: Single, Double, Semi-suite, Suite, Apartment.
Conveniences: Shower, Bathroom, WC, Jacuzzi.
Interior: Minibar, Safe.
Facilities & Services: Parking, Hair Dresser, Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, Ironing, Health Center, Currency Exchange, Shops, Air Booking, Train Booking, Taxi, Safe at the reception.
Domestic equipment: Air Conditioning, Hair Dryer, TV/Movies, Computer. Security & Communications: Phone, Security signal system, Satellite TV, Internet access.
Restaurants & Lounges: Banquet Room, Bar, Night Club, Restaurant.
Sports & Recreation: Billiards, Fitness Center, Disco, Sauna, Solarium, Pool, Tennis, Beach.
Meetings and Events: Business Center, Room for Talk, Conference Hall.
Location: Hotel is located in the resort area. You can get there by public transport or office shuttle.
Almaty Hotel “Kazakhstan” ****
Number of rooms: 376 (26 floors).
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Dostyk Prospekt, 52.
Contact phones: +7-727-919101, +7-727-590909.
Rooms: Semi-suite, Suite.
Conveniences: Bathroom.
Facilities & Services: Parking, Hair Dresser, Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, Air Booking.
Domestic equipment: Refrigerator, TV/Movies.
Security & Communications: Phone.
Restaurants & Lounges: Bar, Cafe, Night Club, Restaurant.
Meetings and Events: Business Center, Conference Hall.
Location: The hotel is situated in downtown of Almaty.
Almaty Hotel “Kazzhol” ***
Number of rooms: 83.
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Gogol Str., 127/1.
Contact phones: +7-727-508941, +7-727-508944, +7-727-505016, +7-727-508927.
Rooms: Single, Double, Triple, Semi-suite, Suite.
Conveniences: Bathroom, WC.
Interior: Minibar, Safe.
Facilities & Services: Parking, Hair Dresser, Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, Ironing, Currency Exchange, Air Booking, Train Booking, Taxi, Safe at the reception.
Domestic equipment: Air Conditioning, Hair Dryer, TV/Movies.
Security & Communications: Phone, Security signal system, Satellite TV, Internet access.
Restaurants & Lounges: Banquet Room, Bar, Cafe, Restaurant.
Sports & Recreation: Sauna, Solarium.
Meetings & Events: Business Center, Room for Talk, Conference Hall.
Location: The hotel “Kazzhol” is located in the center of Almaty and in 20 minutes from the Almaty International airport.
Almaty Hotel “Otrar” ***
Number of rooms: 163.
Address: 480076 Kazakhstan, Almaty, Gogol Str., 73.
Contact phones: +7-727-330076, +7-727-330046, +7-727-330075, +7-727-330045.
Rooms: Single, Double, Semi-suite, Suite.
Conveniences: Bathroom.
Interior: Minibar.
Facilities & Services: Hair Dresser, Currency Exchange, Shops, Air Booking.
Domestic equipment: Refrigerator, TV/Movies.
Security & Communications: Phone.
Restaurants & Lounges: Banquet Room, Restaurant.
Sports & Recreation: Billiards, Casino, Sauna.
Meetings and Events: Conference Hall.
Almaty Hotel “The Regent Almaty” *****
Number of rooms: 290.
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Zheltoksan Street, 181.
Contact phones: +7-727-505000, +7-727-503714.
Interior: Minibar, Safe.
Domestic equipment: TV/Movies.
Security & Communications: Phone.
Restaurants & Lounges: Bar, Night Club, Restaurant.
Sports & Recreation: Casino, Sauna, Solarium.
Meetings and Events: Room for Talk.
Almaty Hotel “Zhetysu”
Number of rooms: 210.
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Abylai khan Ave., 55.
Contact phones: +7-727-326834.
Rooms: Single, Double.
Conveniences: Bathroom.
Interior: Minibar.
Facilities & Services: Parking, Hair Dresser, Laundry, Currency Exchange, Air Booking.
Domestic equipment: Radio, Refrigerator, TV/Movies.
Restaurants & Lounges: Bar, Cafe.
Sports & Recreation: Casino, Sauna.
Meetings and Events: Business Center, Conference Hall.
Almaty Hotel “Ambassador”
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Zheltoksan Str., 121.
Contact phone: +7-727-691072.
Almaty Hotel “Arman”
Number of rooms: Rest house.
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Gornaya Str., 276.
Contact phones: +7-727-641794, +7-727-640614, +7-727-502782.
Rooms: Single, Double, Suite.
Conveniences: Bathroom.
Domestic equipment: Refrigerator, TV/Movies.
Security & Communications: Phone. Restaurants & Lounges: Bar, Restaurant. Sports & Recreation: Billiards, Sauna.
Almaty Hotel “Issyk”
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Bogenbay Batyr Str., 140.
Contact phones: +7-727-600211.
Almaty Hotel “Medeu”
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Gornaya Str., 582a.
Contact phones: +7-727-502007.
Almaty Hotel “Peking” ***
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Zenkov Str., 52.
Contact phones: +7-727-543110.
Almaty Hotel “Premier Alatau”
Address: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Dostyk Ave., 105.
Contact phones: +7-727-641212, +7-727-581111.
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Travel Information Holidays In Almaty Kazakhstan
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Travel Information Holidays In Almaty Kazakhstan
Travel tips for your trip to Kazakhstan Hotel Maps Famous Places in Kazakhstan helps you to make your trip to Kazakhstan in the holiday a Splendid One
Almaty is a fascinating, modern city and the business and cultural centre of Kazakhstan. It offers the experienced traveller an interesting destination, both modern and traditional, with high-class hotels, surrounded by a panorama of breathtaking, snow-capped mountains
.
Excellent ski-ing
For travellers who enjoy outdoor activities, staying in an Almaty hotel gives you easy access to the beautiful Tien Shan Mountains for some excellent skiing. The cable car rises up to a height of 3,163 metres, giving a unique view of traditional Kazakh life as you ascend. In the nearby Chymbaluk ski resort you can also stay overnight in a quaint, alpine-style hotel. For the more adventurous, there are some challenging mountain climbing routes and hiking trails through picturesque forests and lush green alpine meadows
.
Authentic markets
If you prefer a pleasant stroll through an exotic, local market there are plenty within easy walking distance of the various Almaty hotels. A couple of hours browsing through the handmade arts and crafts can be a delightful way to relax. You can buy pretty jewellery items and traditional garments with beautifully sewn embroidery. In addition, there are good-quality, hand-made leather items, tasteful wall hangings and attractive Kazakh rugs in abundance. As the market-sellers include Chinese, Turkish, Uzbek and Russian traders, you are certain to find something unique and appealing
.
Kazakh rugs
If you decide to buy a traditional Kazakh rug, the best place to look is amongst the sellers located in the National Museum and the Art Museum. The prices here are fair, although you will need to do a little bargaining. Another advantage is that these men efficiently handle the necessary paperwork for taking a Kazakh or Central Asian rug out of the country
.
Shopping malls
Staying in a good quality Almaty hotel also places you in close proximity to some international standard shopping malls. The main shopping street is a lovely tree-lined avenue for pedestrians only, with some pretty fountains playing at the end. A little further on, across Republic Square, is Ramstor - a large, modern shopping mall with plenty of high-quality shops, a cinema, an indoor skating rink and several restaurants
.
Lovely weather
The weather in Almaty is very moderate with mild winters in the city, but plenty of snowfall on the ski runs. During the summer months, tourists staying in an Almaty hotel usually enjoy maximum temperatures of 80º - 85º. During the autumn, you can expect mild, dry weather - perfect for outdoor activities. It does rain sometimes, but not for more than a day, which makes this an excellent city to explore by foot, bus or taxi
.
Friendly folk
Almaty is a cosmopolitan city, home to some of the best skiing, hotels, restaurants and museums in Central Asia. The languages are Russian and Kazakh, but the friendly local people often speak a little English and will be delighted to give directions.
Almaty hotel visitors are usually sophisticated, world travellers seeking a fresh, new country to explore. They know that Almaty is 'unspoilt' and an excellent destination for an active, or a relaxing holiday.
Travel Information Holidays In Almaty Kazakhstan
Travel tips for your trip to Kazakhstan Hotel Maps Famous Places in Kazakhstan helps you to make your trip to Kazakhstan in the holiday a Splendid One
Almaty is a fascinating, modern city and the business and cultural centre of Kazakhstan. It offers the experienced traveller an interesting destination, both modern and traditional, with high-class hotels, surrounded by a panorama of breathtaking, snow-capped mountains
.
Excellent ski-ing
For travellers who enjoy outdoor activities, staying in an Almaty hotel gives you easy access to the beautiful Tien Shan Mountains for some excellent skiing. The cable car rises up to a height of 3,163 metres, giving a unique view of traditional Kazakh life as you ascend. In the nearby Chymbaluk ski resort you can also stay overnight in a quaint, alpine-style hotel. For the more adventurous, there are some challenging mountain climbing routes and hiking trails through picturesque forests and lush green alpine meadows
.
Authentic markets
If you prefer a pleasant stroll through an exotic, local market there are plenty within easy walking distance of the various Almaty hotels. A couple of hours browsing through the handmade arts and crafts can be a delightful way to relax. You can buy pretty jewellery items and traditional garments with beautifully sewn embroidery. In addition, there are good-quality, hand-made leather items, tasteful wall hangings and attractive Kazakh rugs in abundance. As the market-sellers include Chinese, Turkish, Uzbek and Russian traders, you are certain to find something unique and appealing
.
Kazakh rugs
If you decide to buy a traditional Kazakh rug, the best place to look is amongst the sellers located in the National Museum and the Art Museum. The prices here are fair, although you will need to do a little bargaining. Another advantage is that these men efficiently handle the necessary paperwork for taking a Kazakh or Central Asian rug out of the country
.
Shopping malls
Staying in a good quality Almaty hotel also places you in close proximity to some international standard shopping malls. The main shopping street is a lovely tree-lined avenue for pedestrians only, with some pretty fountains playing at the end. A little further on, across Republic Square, is Ramstor - a large, modern shopping mall with plenty of high-quality shops, a cinema, an indoor skating rink and several restaurants
.
Lovely weather
The weather in Almaty is very moderate with mild winters in the city, but plenty of snowfall on the ski runs. During the summer months, tourists staying in an Almaty hotel usually enjoy maximum temperatures of 80º - 85º. During the autumn, you can expect mild, dry weather - perfect for outdoor activities. It does rain sometimes, but not for more than a day, which makes this an excellent city to explore by foot, bus or taxi
.
Friendly folk
Almaty is a cosmopolitan city, home to some of the best skiing, hotels, restaurants and museums in Central Asia. The languages are Russian and Kazakh, but the friendly local people often speak a little English and will be delighted to give directions.
Almaty hotel visitors are usually sophisticated, world travellers seeking a fresh, new country to explore. They know that Almaty is 'unspoilt' and an excellent destination for an active, or a relaxing holiday.
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