Interesting Facts about Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Interesting Facts

Kazakhstan is a country in Central Asia. Officially the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Interesting Facts about Kazakhstan

KAZAKHSTAN FLAG AND EMBLEM

The flag of Kazakhstan or the Kazakh flag was adopted on June 4, 1992, replacing the flag of the Kazakh SSR. The flag was designed by Shaken Niyazbekov. The state flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan depicts a golden sun with 32 rays above a soaring golden steppe eagle, both in the center on a turquoise background; from the side of the shaft, the golden national ornament "koshkar-muiz" (ram's horns). The blue color has a religious meaning for the Turkic peoples of the country and therefore symbolizes cultural and ethnic unity. It also represents the infinite sky and water. The sun, the source of life and energy, personifies wealth and abundance. The sun's rays are grain-shaped, which is the basis of abundance and prosperity. For centuries, the eagle has appeared on the flags of the Kazakh tribes and personified freedom, strength and flight into the future.

The emblem of Kazakhstan was adopted on June 4, 1992. The authors of the coat of arms are Zhandarbek Melibekov and Shot-Aman Ualikhan. About 245 projects and 67 draft designs of future weapons took part in the final competition. As in other post-Soviet republics, whose symbols appeared no earlier than the October Revolution, the current coat of arms retains some components of the Soviet one, in this case the rising sun and star. Until 1992, Kazakhstan had a coat of arms similar to all other Soviet republics. The emblem is an image of a shanyrak, the upper domed part of the yurt, against a sky-blue background, from which uyks (pillars) (in the form of sun rays) emanate, shaded by the wings of mythical horses inspired by Tulpar. , which represent courage. The round shape of the coat of arms is a symbol of life and eternity. Shanyrak symbolizes family well-being, peace and tranquility.
MEANING OF KAZAKHSTAN
Kazakh means “wanderer”. Directly translation of Kazakhstan means Land of Wanderers.
KAZAKHSTAN TERRITORY
Kazakhstan has a huge territory, but there are low number of UNESCO sites for such a size. With an area of 2,700,000 square kilometers, Kazakhstan is the ninth largest landlocked country in the world.
NATIONAL DRINK
Kazakhstan national drink is Horse Milk.
INDEPENDENCE OF KAZAKHSTAN
Kazakhstan independent from the Soviet Union since 1991.
TIME ZONE
Kazakhstan Time zone: UTC+05:00.
THE LARGEST CITY
Astana – the largest city in Kazakhstan.
FINDS IN KAZAKHSTAN
99 elements mentioned in the Mendeleev Periodic Table are found in Kazakhstan.
KAZAKH DISH
The most popular dish in Kazakhstan is “Beshbarmak”.
HORSE MEAT
Horse meat is always on the menu in Kazakhstan.
WILD APPLE TREES
There are wild apple trees in Kazakhstan.
SNOW LEOPARD
Threated species of snow leopard found in Kazakhstan.
THE TRUE ABOUT BORAT
Kazakhstan is not the real home of Borat. Firstly, he was banned, after his catchphrase was used to promote tourism in Kazakhstan.
LANGUAGES IN KAZAKHSTAN
Most spoken languages in Kazakhstan are Russian and Kazakh. Both of them have many similarities.
KAZAKH ALPHABET
The Kazakh Cyrillic alphabet has 9 unique characters that are not in the 33-character Russian Cyrillic alphabet.
BEER IN KAZAKHSTAN
Beer in pubs, clubs, restaurants in Kazakhstan is served with a straw in them.
KAZAKHSTAN POPULATION
Kazakhstan is considered home to about 120 ethnic groups and nationalities.
LAND BORDER OF KAZAKHSTAN
The longest continuous land border in the world is between Russian and Kazakhstan (7512 kilometers).
THE TALLEST CHIMNEY
The tallest chimney in the world is in Kazakhstan – Ekibastuz GRES-2 (about 420 meters).
KAZAKHSTAN URANIUM
Kazakhstan has the second largest uranium reserves in the world.
LAND-LOCKED COUNTRY
Kazakhstan is the biggest land-locked country in the world.
HORSES
Horses were first domesticated on the territory of modern Kazakhstan.
HIGHEST MOUNTAIN SKATING RINK
The highest mountain skating rink in the world is in Kazakhstan. 170 world records were set on Kazakhstan mountain Medeo.
BAIKONUR COSMODROME
The world's biggest and oldest space launch facility is in Kazakhstan. From Baikonur cosmodrome located in Kazakhstan, the first artificial satellite (Sputnik 1) and the first man (Yuri Gagarin) were sent into space.
LAKE BALKHASH
Lake Balkhash is one of the largest lakes in the world. Half of lake consists of fresh water, the other half of the salt water.
MEANING OF ASTANA
The name of the capital of Kazakhstan – Astana – means “capital city”.