Kazakhstan's capital was built from scratch on the steppe from 1997, with futuristic buildings: the Bayterek Tower, a tree of life with a golden egg at the top, with a viewing deck; the Khan Shatyr, a giant transparent tent shopping centre; and Norman Foster's Palace of Peace and Reconciliation pyramid.
It's very cold in winter, often below −30°C.
The world's first and largest space launch site, from which Sputnik and Yuri Gagarin were launched.
A huge unfinished mausoleum built by Tamerlane in the late 14th century for a Sufi poet, with one of the largest brick domes in Central Asia and blue…
A turquoise glacial lake at 2,500 m in the Tian Shan mountains above Almaty, surrounded by peaks.
A canyon 154 km long carved by the Charyn River, with red rock formations; the Valley of Castles section has a walk of about 3 km down to the river b…
Three mountain lakes in a forested gorge in the northern Tian Shan, linked by a hiking trail.
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