Kazakhstan Facts

Basic facts of Kazakhstan

Description: Eurasia, stretching from Ireland and the United Kingdom in
the West to China, Korea and Japan in the East, is not only the largest
continent, but also the cradle of the world's cultural heritage and of one
third of humankind. Kazakhstan has a long and unique history. A large
number of myths make Kazakhstan a surprising travel destination, in utter
contrast to the daily lifestyle at home in Europe or East Asia:
- Kazakhstan is literally the vast heartland of Eurasia, the latter has its
geographical mid-point in Eastern Kazakhstan.
- Astana is unique because it is a capital city right in the middle of Eurasia.
- Kazakhstan is the country where man first climbed on a horse thousands
of years ago. It has even been said that Kazakh means "Free Rider."
- Kazakhstan is the heartland of the nomads: here is where the first steppe
nomads came from and likewise the nomad music, freedom and the
famous hospitality still rules the country today.
- Kazakhstan is also the homeland of the first cosmonaut to travel into
space in modern times.
- Kazakhstan's Altai Mountains and its magic Mount Belukha are
considered to be the homeland of magic Shambala, the mystical Buddhist
paradise.
- Kazakhstan borders the majestic Caspian Sea which is the only inland
sea in the world and which is famous for its caviar.
- Kazakhstan has immense untouched landscapes, great, open and free,
with a unique mix of true deserts, steppes, savannas, taiga, tundra, wild
forests, pristine lakes and rivers.
- Kazakhstan has an abundance of untouched mountain nature, and
glaciers up to 7,000m in altitude. These ranges are devoid of people and,
because of the altitude, the light and colors are very different from those of
Europe and Eastern Asia.
- Kazakhstan has deep, spectacular canyons, quite often part of reserves
or national parks; devoid of people but filled with abundant wild fauna and
flora.
- Kazakhstan is home to the Karagiye Depression (Mangyshlak peninsula located 132 m below sea level), the lowest point in the world after the Dead
Sea in the Sinai.
- Kazakhstan gave us tulips and has many more native plants of great

beauty.
- Kazakhstan is a wildlife paradise filled with wolves, snow leopards, bears,
wild sheep (argali), wild donkeys (kulan), Siberian deer (maral), magic rare
saiga antelope, elk, sturgeon (hausen; the famous caviar fish), and
thousands of flamingos, pelicans, eagles and numerous other species of
birds.
- Kazakhstan embodies the mythos of Genghis Khan. His mother was
Kazakh and history holds that he is buried in Kazakhstan.
- Recent archeological excavations give rise to speculation that Kazakhstan
is also the homeland of the Amazons, the bold, brave women warriors
described 2,500 years ago by the Greek historian Herodot.
- Kazakhstan's creed is also founded on religious freedom and tolerance.
All the great religions of the world meet here regularly, working together for
a better world.
- As a newcomer in international tourism, Kazakhstan is in the enviable
position of being able to develop everything in a unique and ideal fashion,
ending up in a better situation than all other destinations around the globe.