Kazakhstan News » Mangystau News Kazakhstan » Mangystau » Culture: Walking on Mars: Discover Mangystau’s alien landscapes, sacred sites and Caspian coast
Imagine seeing Martian terrain with your own eyes without ever leaving Earth. Mangystau in southwest Kazakhstan stands out for its otherworldly landscapes and diverse geography. Stretching from the ...
News Kazakhstan » Mangystau » Culture: One Picture Of Poverty In Kazakhstan's Oil-Rich West
ZHETYBAI, Kazakhstan -- In Mangystau, a province that remains impoverished in many ways despite producing about a quarter of Kazakhstan's oil, Daulet Kalniyazov's complaint is a familiar one. "Can we ...
News Kazakhstan » Mangystau » Culture: A Silk Road moonscape, with no Americans in sight
AKTAU, Kazakhstan — The Toyota 4x4 bounced across a roadless, barren plain. Behind, a cloud of pale dust shimmered in the sun. Ahead, a formation of bleached rocks shot skyward. Our SUV was heading ...
News Kazakhstan » Mangystau » Culture: Kazakhstanis show off stunning national dress to honour long-standing culture and history
Against the backdrop of the breathtaking Caspian Sea peninsula, 5,000 people came together to break the record for the largest gathering of people wearing traditional Kazakh clothing. The gathering ...
News Kazakhstan » Mangystau » Culture: A desert landscape so alien it makes Mars feel familiar
What brings adventurous travellers to this region are its extreme desert landscapes of sunken canyons, chalk escarpments and limestone towers. It's often described as 'a moonscape' or 'Mars on Earth'.
News Kazakhstan » Mangystau » Culture: Ethnic Balancing? Kazakhstan Settles Returnees In Regions With Significant Russian-Speaking Populations
Ethnic Kazakhs who have returned to their ancestral homeland from abroad in recent months say officials have ordered them to resettle in the country's northern regions near the Russian border. The ...
News Kazakhstan » Mangystau » Culture: The Wild Deserts, Deep Canyons, and Teal Waters of Mangystau, Kazakhstan
Nothing is more instructive than being wrong, and there’s no quicker way to be wrong than to have expectations. My arrival to Aktau, in Kazakhstan's Mangystau region, was by cargo ship, and over that ...