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From deserts to mountains: Central Asia's most scenic train routes
Central Asia's train journeys give adventure seekers the opportunity to explore vast landscapes, dive into diverse cultures ...
British Mountaineering Council4mon
Rock climbing in the remote Bektau mountains of Kazakhstan
In the vast, central territory of Kazakhstan, where the landscape is dominated by flat and boundless steppe, the Bektau Mountains rise suddenly, as if from nowhere. The distant peaks appear volcanic ...
China Internet Information Center21d
1 dead, 2 injured in avalanche in Kazakhstan's mountains
ALMATY, March 17 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and two others were injured in an avalanche in the mountains near Almaty, local media reported on Monday. The incident occurred at an altitude of ...
The Economist12d
The surging gold price is boosting Central Asia’s economies
It is fitting for a range that is dotted with gold mines, including Kumtor, one of Central Asia’s largest and a symbol of ...
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Kazakhstan should be on your travel radar
Make sure to visit the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan as well. Three hours north of Astana lies Burabay National Park, with lakes, forests and mountains. There is a train from ...
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Rock climbing Bekatau - Ata, Kazakhstan, Kirill Belotserkovskiy
Planetmountain.com is a site about climbing, mountaineering, trekking, via ferrata, freeriding, ski mountaineering, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and ice climbing on all the mountains of the world. It ...