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Kazakhstan, [d] officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, [e] is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a small portion situated in Eastern Europe. [f] It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, with a coastline along the Caspian Sea.
Throughout history, peoples on the territory of modern Kazakhstan had nomadic lifestyle, which developed and influenced Kazakh culture. Human activity in the region began with the extinct Pithecanthropus and Sinanthropus one million–800,000 years ago in the Karatau Mountains and the Caspian and Balkhash areas.
The Karkaraly District is home to the Kent Settlement, located in the village of Kent [], an archeological digsite which dates back to the Bronze Age. [6] [7] Discovered in 1985, [6] the site includes a proto-city which spans 30 hectares, [6] [7] complementary farmland which exceeds 100 hectares in area, [7] a religious building, [7] and furnaces used to make bronze and possibly iron.
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Kazakhstan has cultivated a strong interest in sports, physical education, and extracurricular activities. Kazakhstan has achieved some success in international competitions in weightlifting, ice hockey, and boxing. Kazakhstan won eight medals in the 2004 Summer Olympics, the largest tally for any nation in Central Asia.
It is a monument of history and architecture, which is under state protection. It is a two-story brick building, built in 1904. In 2000, the museum received the status of Akmola Regional Local History Museum, because Kokshetau became the center of Akmola region. The first large-scale reconstruction was carried out in 2012.
[20] [21] [22] It has become an important center for culture, education, and commerce in Kazakhstan and Central Asia. The city is renowned for its modern landmarks, including the Baiterek, which symbolizes Kazakhstan's independence, the Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center, and the Hazrat Sultan Mosque, one of the largest in Central Asia.
East Kazakhstan Region: 2021 iii (cultural) The Buddhist monastery of Abylaikit was built in the Tibetan-Mongolian style in the 1650s. About twenty years later it was destroyed during internal struggles of the Dzungar Khanate, rebuilt, and then remained active until the 1720s. While active, it was the biggest religious and cultural centres in ...