site.news_by_theme Almaty oblast

Festival of steppe barbecue and pilaf held in Almaty oblast More than 7000 people came to Tamgaly Tas gorge to participate in the two-day open-air event.

09 May 2013

Monsters University dubbed in Kazakh by children from orphanage Three boys and two girls from Baganashil orphanage dubbed the scene when little monsters arrive to the Monsters University.

09 May 2013

Turgen considered best place for International Ski Resort Foreign experts who studied Zailiysky Alatau long ago chose Turgen's Oykaragay plateau as the best place for construction of a ski resort.

29 January 2013

Fisherman caught rockfish in Kapchagay lake near Almaty It still remains a puzzle how the fish got to the freshwater lake and how it managed to survive in such an unusual habitat.

06 November 2012

International Entertainment and Tourist Center will be constructed near Almaty Nature Park Altyn Emel and Tamgaly Tas mountain area will attract both Kazakhstan and foreign tourists.

22 October 2012

VIDEO: Nine militants killed near main Kazakh city: police Kazakh police on Friday reported killing nine militants just outside the financial centre Almaty in the latest surge of violence to hit the oil-rich and once stable Central Asian state.

17 August 2012

Winter Fishing World Championship to be held in Kazakhstan for the first time Kazakhstan will host Winter Fishing World Championship at Kapshagay lake on February 6-12 for the first time.

06 February 2012

Omelette for 13 out of one ostrich egg in a farm near Almaty There are ostrich breeding farms in Kazakhstan in Almaty, Astana, Karaganda, Zhezkazgan and Ust-Kamenogorsk.

18 August 2011