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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.
The most common images are of horses; deer, which symbolize power and beauty in Kazakh art; and eagles, representing immortality and the sky. [3] [4] In the Bronze Age, the territory of modern Kazakhstan was inhabited by people of the Andronovo culture, and the Begazy–Dandybai culture in the south. The Andronovo culture processed metal ores ...
The white color is chosen because it symbolizes the purity and sanctity of the female headpiece. The kimeshek, as an important part of Kazakh culture, defines a woman’s role in society and her marital status. [14] The zhaulyk is a traditional headpiece worn by older women, wrapped around the head.
The Korgantas culture (c. 400-113 BCE) replaced the Tasmola culture in Central Kazakhstan. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is used sometimes termed as the "Korgantas period" of the Tasmola culture. [ 3 ]
Culture by city in Kazakhstan (5 C) A. Arts in Kazakhstan (8 C) Kazakhstani awards (2 C, 3 P) B. Kazakh brands (14 P) C. Kazakh cuisine (2 C, 40 P) E. Entertainment ...
Traditional Kazakh cuisine is the traditional food of the Kazakh people. It is focused on mutton and horse meat, as well as various milk products.For hundreds of years, Kazakhs were herders who raised fat-tailed sheep, Bactrian camels, and horses, relying on these animals for transportation, clothing, and food. [1]
In an effort to Russianize the Kazakhs, the Latin alphabet was in turn replaced by the Cyrillic alphabet in 1940 by Soviet interventionists. Today, there are efforts to return to the Latin script, and in January 2021 the government announced plans to switch to the Latin alphabet. [62] Kazakh is a state (official) language in Kazakhstan.
The Botai culture is an archaeological culture (c. 3700–3100 BC) [2] of prehistoric northern Central Asia. It was named after the settlement of Botai in today's northern Kazakhstan. The Botai culture has two other large sites: Krasnyi Yar, and Vasilkovka. [3] The Botai site is on the Imanburlyq, a tributary of the Ishim.