Kazakhstan

sights.uz lists 426 historic and notable places in Kazakhstan. Among them are 75 monuments, 318 eco-tourism sites and 33 museums.

Karghaly Dam

Qarğaly bögeni is a nature and eco-tourism site in Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan.

Kunanbai Mosque

Kunanbai Mosque is an architectural monument included in the list of local historical and cultural heritage sites of Karaganda region.

Matey Qoqanuly mosque

Matey (Matai) Qoqanuly Mosque — a mosque in Shalkar city. Built in 2011. Mosque capacity: 300 people. The mosque complex includes a 30‑seat madrasa and a 400‑seat dining hall.

Old mosque of Shalqar

Jananam-akhun Seitimuly named mosque — Shalqar district central mosque) - one of the two mosques in the city of Shalqar, Aktobe, Kazakhstan, located at 39.

Bol'shoy Taldykol'

Bolshoi Taldykol is the largest lake in the Taldykol system, a group of shallow steppe lakes — alongside Olmes, the Maly Taldykol lakes, and Tassuat — on the edge of Kazakhstan's…

Imanqara

Imankara cave – a historical and architectural monument located in the Atyrau region, Zhylyoi district, 34.4 km north-northeast of the village of Akkiztogai. Time – early Iron…

Ushkan Caravanserai

The Ushkan Caravanserai is a medieval archaeological monument in Kazakhstan.

Kulish Caravanserai

Kulish Caravanserai is a medieval archaeological monument in Kazakhstan dating to the 14th–15th centuries. It was located on a trade route connecting the city of Saraishyq with…

Kuludzhun State Nature Sanctuary (zoological)

Kuludzhun – a state natural zoological sanctuary. It was organized on November 29, 1967 in an area of 46 thousand ha in Samarsky district of East Kazakhstan region.

Kokshetau's First Mosque

This wooden mosque in Kokshetau was built in the late 19th century on the initiative of the city's imam, Nauryzbai Talasov, known locally as Nauan Khazret, who had served the…

Bulandy State Nature Sanctuary (zoological)

Bulandy Sanctuary – a republican significance zoological sanctuary.

Pribalkhash State Nature Sanctuary (complex)

Balqash Edge Sanctuary – a state zoological sanctuary established in 1967 in the Balqash district of Almaty region for the protection of rare and endangered animals.

Karoi State Nature Sanctuary (complex)

Karaoi Sanctuary – a state zoological sanctuary. The sanctuary was established in 1979 in the Balkhash district of Almaty region with the purpose of protecting rare and…

Malyi Taldykol Lake

Malyi Taldykol is a shallow natural lake within the city limits of Astana, part of the wider Taldykol wetland system that once bordered the Esil River floodplain. Unlike its…

State Nature Sanctuary "Karatal Sands" (botanical)

Karatal Sands Sanctuary – a state nature-botanical sanctuary. It was organized in 1978 in the Zaysan district of East Kazakhstan region. Its area is 1.3 thousand ha. The hard…

Podbelkovoye

Podbelkovoye is a high-altitude lake sitting at about 1,900 meters on the Ivanovsky Ridge in the Ulan district of East Kazakhstan Region, roughly 8 kilometers upstream from the…

Tarbagatay State Nature Sanctuary (zoological)

Tarbagatay State Nature Sanctuary – established in 1968 for a period of 10 years. In 1978 its term of service was extended for the next 10 years. It has great regional…

State Nature Sanctuary "Berkara Tract" (complex)

Berikkara is a state nature reserve of republican importance.

Kyzylaray State Nature Sanctuary (zoological)

Kyzylairai Reserve is a nature reserve of republican importance.

Tounsor State Nature Sanctuary (zoological)

Tounsor State Nature Sanctuary — established in 1974 for a period of 10 years. It has great regional significance.

Torangylsay State Nature Sanctuary (zoological)

Torangylsay State Nature Sanctuary – established in 1978 for a period of 10 years with the purpose of restoring and further increasing the numbers of the black grouse, the steppe…

Karakiya-Karakol Sanctuary

Karaköl sanctuary – a sanctuary of republican significance. It was organized in 1986 in the Karakia district of Mangystau region. Its area is 137.5 thousand ha. The purpose of…

Bozzhyra Canyon

The Bozzhyra Canyon is a natural feature located 300 km from the city of Aktau.

Zhelezinskaya Fortress

Zhelezinskaya was one of a chain of fortified outposts raised along the Irtysh River in 1717 as the Russian Empire pushed its defensive Siberian frontier line into the Kazakh…