Wide view of Himalayan peaks and ridgelines along the Annapurna trail, Nepal

Asia

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is steppe wind, Silk Road memory, and cities rising faster than the maps.

Place stories in Kazakhstan (Asia).

Map

Each pin sits where that place’s story is anchored — the latitude and longitude saved with the write-up.

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Places

Open a story — photos, maps, and notes from each location.

Almaty
Kazakhstan's largest city — Zenkov Cathedral, Panfilov Park memorials, independence square, Green Bazaar, Navat, Rakhat chocolate, and a ne…
Bayseit
A roadside stop between Saty and Almaty — a town that exists to serve the road, with a park memorial, a useful supermarket, and a small pro…
Charyn
Charyn Canyon sits about 200km east of Almaty and is the reason people make the drive. Red, orange, and ochre rock, a still floor under ste…
Kurtogay
A picnic stop at a petrol station on the road to Charyn Canyon — wooden huts, a shop, an indifferent cat, and a memorable drop toilet. Use …
Kazakhstan — draft
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Saty
A small Tian Shan foothill village and the base for Kaindy Lake — guesthouse, basic market, mountains, and one of the more quietly remarkab…