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Kazakhstan

Capital: Astana

  • At 2,724,910 square kilometres, Kazakhstan is the ninth-largest country by land area and the largest landlocked country in the world.
  • The Botai culture, dated between 3700 and 3100 BC, is credited with the first domestication of horses.
  • Charyn Canyon is about 154 kilometres long, with red sandstone walls 150 to 300 metres deep. Its Valley of Castles has rock formations that look like castles.
  • The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Turkistan was begun in 1389. Its main hall has the largest surviving brick dome in Central Asia, and UNESCO listed it in 2003.
  • Qymyz, or kumis, is fermented mare's milk served in decorated bowls. It often ends a meal, before tea.

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