Kazakhstan
Located in the central Chu-Ili mountains. It covers an area of 3 by 10km of south facing low mountain range with traces of settlements dating to the Bronze Age, with cemeteries, and over 4000 petroglyphs, some Neolithic.
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A UNESCO World Heritage Site. The mausoleum of the sufic mystic Khodja Ahmed Yassawi. Construction started in 1399 on orders of Tamerlane but were halted because of his death in 1405.
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One of the biggest cities of it region and time, the Sauran citadel was over 40 ha large with a large city around it.
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Ancient town and citadel on the Silk Road. Destroyed by Genghis Khan. Rebuilt by Tamerlane.
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Surrounded by mystery. Foundations were never completed for this building no one knows what it was intended for.
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Mausoleum of Aisha Bibi
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Mausoleum of Arystan Bab the teacher of Khodja Ahmed Yassawi.
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Small town with a rich history, next to Chimkent. The birthplace of Khodja Ahmed Yassawi.
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The game of kokpar is played between two teams of local horsemen. The objective is to capture and deposit a headless goat carcass across the goal line of the opposite team. Seems like this is the Central Asian pre-cursor of the game of polo.
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Industrial town in the north east of Kazakhstan
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Driving from Astana to Petropavlovsk and visiting Baravoye, Schuchinsk and Kokchetau on the way.
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Found the carvings at Eshkiolmes and a site north of Taldy-kurgan
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The contrast between old Soviet and new oil funded architecture
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Searching for petroglyphs at Eshkiolmes south of Taldy-kurgan
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Traveling to Semey and Ust-Kamanogorsk
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The pagoda style mosque in Zharkent near the Chinese border
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The white and red mountains, the Sakh burial mounds, the singing dunes and petroglyphs
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The "Grand Canyon" of Kazakhstan
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Petroglyphs and Nomad movie set at the Ilie River near Kapchagai lake
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Petroglyphs at the UNESCO World Heritage Site
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The lake and mountain peak overlooking Almaty
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Various sights of Almaty
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