Interesting facts about Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is a country in Central Asia that attracts travelers from all over the world with its culture, history and beauty. Travel Land Travel agency has prepared for you some interesting facts about Kazakhstan that may be useful in your journey.

Kok Tobe

  • The name of the capital of Kazakhstan “Astana” means “capital” in translation. Before becoming the capital, this city was called Akmola, which means “white grave”, and during the Soviet Union – Tselinograd.
  • Kazakhstan ranks ninth in the world by area.
  • The longest continuous land border in the world between Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation. Its length is 7,512.8 kilometers.
  • The famous Baikonur Cosmodrome is located in Kazakhstan. Russian launch vehicles are being launched from Baikonur. The first artificial satellite of the Earth and the first man (Yu.Gagarin) were sent into space from here.

Baikonur cosmodrome

  • Lake Balkhash, which is half fresh water and half salt water, is located in Kazakhstan. This is the 14th in the list of the largest lakes in the world.
  • The city of Almaty bears the name of the southern capital of Kazakhstan and is the largest city in terms of population.
  • Today, the highest-altitude skating rink in the world is located in Kazakhstan. This architectural monument and sports complex Medeo is located near the city of Almaty and is a popular skating rink in the world.

Almaty city

  • In the Kazakhstan Zoo from 1973 to 1993 there lived an elephant named “Batyr“, who was able to imitate human speech. He could pronounce words such as “good“, “bad“, “give“, “water“.
  • Wild camels and horses can still be found in the uninhabited expanses of the Kazakh steppes today.
  • It is believed that the first domestication of horses occurred on the territory of modern Kazakhstan.
  • If we count from sea level, then the Almaty TV Тower on the Kok Tobe can rightfully be considered the highest TV Тower in the world.

Almaty Zoo

  • Kazakhstan is the northernmost place in the world where pink flamingos periodically arrive. The number of birds arriving in the Kurgaldzhinsky Reserve reaches up to 36,000.