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  • [[File:Almaty1921 Sel Malaya Almatinka.jpg|thumb|left|In the aftermath of the 1921 Malaya Almatinka [[debris flow]]. This is the kin ...estimated that if a repetition of the 1921 mudflow were to strike the city in the early 21st century, the damage would be on the order of US $100 million
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  • ...expense of sealing the fate of the larger South Aral. Work was completed in August 2005, with help from the [[World Bank]].<ref>[http://www.worldbank.o ...e Aral have been progressively redirected for irrigation, the water levels in the Aral have fallen, the shore receded, and the water quality has dropped
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  • | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kazakhstan ...so given as '''Pavlodar South''') {{Airport codes|PWQ|UASP}} is an airport in [[Kazakhstan]] located {{Convert|8|km|abbr=on}} southeast<ref name="AIP"/>
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  • | name = Central Asia–Center gas pipeline system | map_caption = Location of Central Asia–Center gas pipeline system
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  • ...Scientists (FAS)|accessdate=19 July 2014}}</ref> The spaceport is located in the [[Kazakh Steppe|desert steppe]] of [[Baikonur]], about {{convert|200|km ...m/science/air_space/1282666.html |accessdate=12 August 2009 |date=5 August 2000 |last=Wilson |first=Jim }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiv
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  • | caption = View of the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Turkestan, Kazakhstan. | map_caption = Location in Kazakhstan
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  • {{MedalTableTop|JO Atlanta 1996 - Saut à la perche.jpg|250px|Igor Potapovich in [[Atlanta]] 1996}} ...ndoor Championships]] and became the indoor World Champion two years later in 1997.
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  • ...ng on Integration and Nation Building|first=Pal|last=Kolsto|journal=Europe-Asia Studies|volume=50|date=January 1998|pages=51–69|issue=1|publisher=Taylor ...riter of the paper, claimed that [[Uyghurs in Kazakhstan|Uyghur immigrants in Kazakhstan]] were separatists and terrorists; it drew severe criticism from
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  • ...nghis Khan]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Central Asia: a chessboard and player in the new great game |last=Mullerson |first=R. A. |page=30 |year=2007 |publis Kanapyanov writes in Kazakh and Russian and is widely recognised for multicultural approach. Kan
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  • ...ang-ru|Рашид Мусаевич Нугманов}}; born March 19, 1954 in [[Alma Ata]], [[Kazakhstan]]) is a [[Kazakhs|Kazakh]] [[film director]], [[ ...to [[Los Angeles]] to [[Tokyo]], and was awarded the Prix Special du Jury in [[Valenciennes]], France. The film marked the end of both the Kazakh New Wa
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  • ...publisher= komunitetibektashi.org | url=http://www.komunitetibektashi.org/in.php?fq=brenda&gj=gj1&kid=1 ...arsi]]s)<ref name="www.iranicaonline.org">{{cite web|title=Nowruz observed in Indian subcontinent|url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/nowruz-ii/|pu
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  • {{About|the drum|the Iranian film|The Circle (2000 film)}} ...bious|date=June 2015}} [[Central Asia]], and the [[Middle East]], but also in parts of the Russian [[polar region]]s. The simple drum is formed by attach
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  • ...Turkish '''Kopuz''', is an ancient [[fret]]less [[string instrument]] used in [[Central Asian music]], related to certain other [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] ...middle string is the highest in pitch. Virtuosos frequently play the komuz in a variety of different positions; over the shoulder, between the knees and
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  • ...n on May 5, 1962 in the village of Ruzaevka, Kokshetau region. He was born in the family of Kokena Shakeev the People's Akyn of Kazakhstan and the First ...cademy of Composers and Songwriters (BACS), at the same competition winner in nomination "Best European Entry". The owner of Platinum "Tarlan Prize "ove
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  • ...the country she was performing in, and so performed traditional folk songs in Russian, Kazakh, [[Uzbek language|Uzbek]], [[Tatar]], [[Mongolian language| Baglanova was also included in the first edition of "Women of the World" in the Anglo-American [[encyclopedia]], "[[Who's Who]]".
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  • ...stly with the plucked Dombyra of the Kazakhs and [[Komuz]] of the Kyrgyzs. In the 20th century, Kazakh Soviet musicians experimented with chorus performa ==Kui in Kazakh culture performed with dombyra==
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  • | 20.61% [[Russians in Kazakhstan|Russian]] |time_zone = [[Time in Kazakhstan|West{{\}}East]]
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  • '''Dilyara Nassyrova''', better known as '''Dilka Bear''' (born 1977 in [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]), is a Kazakh artist, [[illustrator]] and [[pain ...te=March 9, 2015|publisher= Lamono Magazine|date=November 22, 2012}}</ref> In 2005 she moved to [[Trieste]], where she currently lives.<ref>{{Cite web|au
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  • | proyears2 = 2000–2001 | proteam2 = {{ct|THR|2000}}
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  • {{MedalCompetition|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}} ...1 World Championships in Athletics|2011 Daegu]]|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jump|Triple jump]]}}
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  • ...[Deportation of Koreans in the Soviet Union|deported]] to [[Central Asia]] in 1937. ==In academia==
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  • {{MedalGold|2000 Budapest|51 kg}} ...[Doha, Qatar]], and bronze from the [[2007 World Wrestling Championships]] in [[Baku, Azerbaijan]], representing her adopted nation [[Kazakhstan]].
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  • {{Women in society sidebar}} ...khstan''' are women who live in or are from [[Kazakhstan]]. Their position in society has been and is influenced by a variety of factors, including local
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  • | image = [[File:Mantu in a steamer.jpg|250px]] | caption = Mantu in a steamer before cooking
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  • {{About|the Chinese noodles|the village in Iran|Lamian, Iran|a person from the Greek city of Lamia|Lamia (city)|}} | caption = Lamian being stretched in a Lanzhou-style restaurant in [[Dongchong]], [[Guangdong]]
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  • | caption = Kurdish women preparing kashk in a village at Turkey ...= [[Bashkir cuisine|Bashkortostan]], [[Central Asian cuisine|Central Asia]], [[Kurdish cuisine|Kurdistan]], [[Middle Eastern cuisine|Middle East]] ([
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  • ..., ''master's'', and ''doctoral'' degree curricula. Most classes are taught in English and strive to create and transfer knowledge relevant to Central Asi ...he first class, consisting of 81 MBA and MA students, graduated from KIMEP in 1994.<ref name="History of KIMEP">[http://www.kimep.kz/about/history Histor
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  • ...emier League]], and the [[Kazakhstan national football team]]. It is based in [[Almaty]]. *''Football Association of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1992–2000)''
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  • ...ginal. Unlike the previous film, it takes place in the present rather than in a future [[dystopia]]n society. In 2005, the new sport of Rollerball becomes hugely popular in [[Central Asia]], [[Russia]], [[People's Republic of China|China]], [[Mongolia]], and [[Tu
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  • | Confederation = [[Asian Amateur Swimming Federation|AASF]] (Asia) | Olympics first = 2000
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  • ...[[Taliban]] regime. Traditionally, games could last for several days, but in its more regulated tournament version, it has a limited match time.{{citati [[Image:Afghan Game Buzkashi.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Game of buzkashi in [[Mazar-i-Sharif]], [[Afghanistan]]]]
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  • ...stan's city of [[Almaty]] submitted twice bid for the [[Winter Olympics]]: In [[2014 Winter Olympics|2014]] and again for the [[2022 Winter Olympics]]. [ ...), taking silver in the [[2011 World Championships in Athletics]] and Gold in the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].
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  • ...ion#Policy toward religions in practice|policy of oppression]] of religion in the former [[Soviet Union]]. Before that time, [[Kazakhstan]], as part of t |title=Religious Groups in Kazakhstan
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  • ...esident [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]]. He served as mufti from February 1990 to 2000.<ref>{{cite book | title = Central Asia's Second Chance
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  • ...n Central Asia''' dates back centuries, where [[Jews]] <nowiki/>have lived in countries including [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Mongolia]], [[Uzbekis ...which was then part of the [[Soviet Union]], and a small number still live in that country.
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  • ...2009-09-07.</ref> Islam first arrived on the southern edges of the region in the 8th century from Arabs. [[File:2-minaret mosque in Semey.jpg|thumb|250px| Mosque in Semey]]
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  • |image = Mustafa Shokay in youth (cropped).jpg |caption = Mustafa Shokay in his youth
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  • ...lls of the [[Kok Tobe]]; [[Abay Opera House]]; [[Golden Warrior Monument]] in the [[Republic Square, Almaty|Republic Square]]; Entrance gate to the Park |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kazakhstan
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  • ...Alexandrovich Marchenko''' (or Grigori Alexandrovich Marchenko) (born 1959 in Kazakhstan) is a [[Kazakhstan]] financier, banker and statesman. ...er 3rd 2006 as well as the [[Honorary Consul]] of the [[Kingdom of Spain]] in [[Almaty]].
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  • ...ects in Turkey and China, has grown from its initial investment of $10K in 2000 to more than $500M today. He is the controlling shareholder of the largest ...rategy to apply his expertise and access to capital to seize opportunities in the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]] (CIS) countries by leveraging ad
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  • ...y of the Republic of Kazakhstan" were divided mail and telecommunications. In November 1995 the State -mail has become an independent economic entity, tr ...ndition of the postal industry - RGPPS payable for the period from 1993 to 2000, before the pension funds, wages and taxes was 140 million tenge, the amoun
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  • | [[Berkut Air]] ||[[File:Berkut Air Boeing 747-200F Willems.jpg|100px]]|| 2000 || BEC || || || | [[Euro-Asia Air]]|| [[File:Euro-Asia Yak-40.JPG|100px]]|| 1997|| EAK || || ЕЦ || EAKAZ
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  • ...le:Aeroservice Tupolev Tu-154B-2 Faerberg.jpg|100px]] || ||AVZ|| - ||1991||2000|| | [[Asia Continental Airlines]] ||[[File:Asia Continental Airlines Ilyushin Il-76TD MTI-1.jpg|100px]] || || CID||ACID|| 2
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  • ...ccessdate=1 June 2010}}</ref> Kazakhstan is the dominant nation of Central Asia economically, generating 60% of the region's GDP, primarily through its oil ...to declare independence following the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]] in 1991. The current [[President of Kazakhstan|President]], [[Nursultan Nazarb
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  • ...akhstan was acquired by [[China National Petroleum Corporation]] and then in 2006 transferred to [[PetroChina]]. ...major oil and gas finds in Southern Kazakhstan, in 1991 becoming a partner in a JV to develop the [[Kyzylkiya]], [[Aryskum]], [[Maibulak]] and [[South Ku
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  • |founded = 2000 ...Company Berkut''', commonly known as '''Berkut Air''' is an airline based in [[Astana]], [[Kazakhstan]], operating Government charter flights out of [[A
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  • |airline = Euro-Asia Air '''Euro-Asia Air''' is an [[airline]] based in [[Atyrau]], [[Kazakhstan]]. It operates passenger services to [[Russia]], [
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  • |parent=[[Euro-Asia Air]] ...within the [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]] and to destinations in [[Europe]] out of its base at [[Atyrau Airport]],<ref name="FI">{{cite news
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  • ...ndependent countries, which had formerly been the main branches of Gosbank in the republics. ...consensus in respect to monetary and fiscal targets, a common institution in charge of implementing these targets, and some minimum of common legislatio
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  • ...ust 2013}} The coordinating INOGATE Technical Secretariat was discontinued in April 2016. ...), p. 208</ref> Following conferences in [[Baku]], Azerbaijan in 2004 and in [[Astana]], Kazakhstan, INOGATE evolved into a broader energy partnership b
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