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Turquoise-blue waters flow down the gorges carved out by the River Aksu. The Aksu River cuts a deep path through the mountains of the Aksu-Zhabagly nature reserve before spreading out among the irrigated fields of the Shymkent region. Credits : Balzhan & Axel Monse (@infoshymkent, Germany)

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Turquoise-blue waters flow down the gorges carved out by the River Aksu.

The Aksu River cuts a deep path through the mountains of the Aksu-Zhabagly nature reserve before spreading out among the irrigated fields of the Shymkent region.

Credits : Balzhan & Axel Monse (@infoshymkent, Germany)

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The Koshkar Ata Mosque is located in the old town of Shymkent. The 19th century building with its fascinating architecture features numerous detailed wooden decorations and ornaments, making it a hidden gem and one of the oldest surviving buildings in the third largest city in Kazakhstan. Between the October Revolution and the end of the […]

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The Koshkar Ata Mosque is located in the old town of Shymkent. The 19th century building with its fascinating architecture features numerous detailed wooden decorations and ornaments, making it a hidden gem and one of the oldest surviving buildings in the third largest city in Kazakhstan. Between the October Revolution and the end of the Second World War, the mosque was used as a military barracks. It has been a Muslim place of worship again since 1947.

Photo: Balzhan & Axel Monse (Germany)

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]]> https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/hidden-gem/feed/ 0 Not the best moment for a bike ride yet https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/not-the-best-moment-for-a-bike-ride-yet/ https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/not-the-best-moment-for-a-bike-ride-yet/#respond Wed, 01 Mar 2023 07:10:49 +0000 https://novastan.org/en/?p=42175 Not the best moment for a bike ride yet

The winter in Shymkent is slowly coming to an end, but the rental bikes in the big city in southern Kazakhstan still have to wait for warmer days for the first customers. Photo: Balzhan & Axel Monse

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The winter in Shymkent is slowly coming to an end, but the rental bikes in the big city in southern Kazakhstan still have to wait for warmer days for the first customers.

Photo: Balzhan & Axel Monse

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]]> https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/not-the-best-moment-for-a-bike-ride-yet/feed/ 0 Overnight in Shymkent https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/overnight-in-shymkent/ https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/overnight-in-shymkent/#respond Sat, 13 Nov 2021 06:16:34 +0000 https://novastan.org/en/?p=41071 Overnight in Shymkent

A hotel in Shymkent in Kazakhstan. The city is located in the south of the country, not far from the border with Uzbekistan. Credit: Raban Haaijk (Netherlands)

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A hotel in Shymkent in Kazakhstan. The city is located in the south of the country, not far from the border with Uzbekistan.

Credit: Raban Haaijk (Netherlands)

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]]> https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/overnight-in-shymkent/feed/ 0 Into the sunset https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/into-the-sunset/ https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/into-the-sunset/#respond Fri, 17 Sep 2021 03:45:50 +0000 https://novastan.org/en/?p=40835 Into the sunset

A boy is riding a donkey into the sunset near Shymkent, close to Sairam-Ugam National park in the south-west of Kazakhstan.Credit: Balzhan & Axel MonseFind all of our photos of the day here.

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A boy is riding a donkey into the sunset near Shymkent, close to Sairam-Ugam National park in the south-west of Kazakhstan.Credit: Balzhan & Axel MonseFind all of our photos of the day here.

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It’s 7:30 in the morning and it’s already over 30 degrees. July mornings are not cool in southern Kazakhstan. After 24 hours of travelling through the steppes, the train will soon arrive in Shymkent.Credit: Hubert-Félix Delattre (France) Find all of our photos of the day here.

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It’s 7:30 in the morning and it’s already over 30 degrees. July mornings are not cool in southern Kazakhstan. After 24 hours of travelling through the steppes, the train will soon arrive in Shymkent.Credit: Hubert-Félix Delattre (France) Find all of our photos of the day here.

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Plaques in front of the war memorial in Shymkent list the names of the over 140,000 people from the region who died in the Second World War. The city in the south of Kazakhstan was of great importance in the Second World War for the Soviet Union, especially for the armaments industry. Foto: Raban Haaijk (Netherlands) Find […]

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Plaques in front of the war memorial in Shymkent list the names of the over 140,000 people from the region who died in the Second World War. The city in the south of Kazakhstan was of great importance in the Second World War for the Soviet Union, especially for the armaments industry.

Foto: Raban Haaijk (Netherlands)

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Visitors enjoy this water slide at a park in the Kazakh city of Shymkent  Credit: Raban Haaijk (Netherlands) Find all of our photos of the day here.

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Visitors enjoy this water slide at a park in the Kazakh city of Shymkent 

Credit: Raban Haaijk (Netherlands)

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