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  • ...> but the church of Sapânta and the monasteries of Bârsana and Peri, all in Maramures, Romania, are now all higher.<ref>Burford, Tim & Longley, Norm '' ...ki istorii i kulʹtury Almaty: katalog dokumentov''. Almaty: Izd-vo Ȯner, 2003. ISBN 9965-595-57-7. p. 39.</ref> although some credit might also be given
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  • | name = Central Asia–China gas pipeline ...Pipeline transport|pipeline]] system from [[Central Asia]] to [[Xinjiang]] in the [[China|People's Republic of China]].
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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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  • ...Central Asia. It runs from [[Kazakhstan]]'s Caspian shore to [[Xinjiang]] in China. The pipeline is owned by the [[China National Petroleum Corporation] ...і|preserve=1}} to Alashankou started in September 2004 and was completed in December 2005.<ref name=peoplesdaily2>
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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 ...cosmodrome at the centre. It was originally built by the [[Soviet Union]] in the late 1950s as the base of operations for the [[Soviet space program]].
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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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  • ...azines for the local community the magazine's content is totally presented in [[Russian language]]. ...]] (a.k.a. Ust-Kamenogorsk), [[East Kazakhstan]] where she earned a degree in English language from the Institute of Foreign Languages.
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  • ...nt|dissident]], [[political activist]]<ref name="drucker">Druker, Jeremy, (2003-11-17) "Creative Editing and Other Obstacles for the Kazakh Opposition", '' ...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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  • ''''''Marat Abiyev'''''' was born on September 6, in [[Kandyagash]], [[Aktobe Region]], [[Republic of Kazakhstan]]. In 1999, due to [[1998 Russian financial crisis|the economic crisis of 1998]],
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  • |caption = Alikhan Bukeikhanov in 1906. ...sh Orda]] national liberation movement. He sided with the [[westernizer]]s in the Kazakh political scene who were promoting the idea of the [[Western cul
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  • ...in 2003. The festival takes place in May and has been held annually since 2003. It is named after the Kazakh actor and director Shaken Aimanov. ...help young artists and filmmakers. It is the only film festival in Central Asia that promotes and focuses on young talents. Every year the festival welcome
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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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  • '''Kadisha Onalbayeva''' (born 1972 in [[Zhetisay]], [[Kazakhstan]]) is a pianist and composer. ...ational piano competitions and other competitions and festivals in Central Asia, Germany, Turkey, Russia, and Uzbekistan. After graduating from the Zhuban
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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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  • ...Competition]] and reached the semi-finals of the II Beethoven Competition in Bonn. {{Asia-musician-stub}}
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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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  • ...' refers to the [[film industry]] based in [[Kazakhstan]]. [[Film|Cinema]] in Kazakhstan can be traced back to the early 20th century. Today, Kazakhstan ...ilm/2003/jan/27/artsfeatures|title=The Kazakhs are coming|date=January 27, 2003|accessdate=February 17, 2014|publisher=The Guardian}}</ref> On January 6, 1
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  • ...her, Bolot Beishenaliev, is regarded as a prominent Kyrgyz film actor born in [[Kyrgyzstan]]. * Trio (''Трио''), Director: [[Aleksandr Proshkin]], Russia, 2003
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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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  • ...mare's milk]]. The drink remains important to the peoples of the [[Central Asia]]n [[steppe]]s, of Huno-Bulgar, [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] and Mongol origin ...milar to ''[[kefir]]'', but is produced from a liquid [[starter culture]], in contrast to the solid ''kefir'' "grains". Because mare's milk contains more
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  • ...d in [[South Asia]] by the Turkic invaders and conquerors from the Central Asia. ...onepage&q=Dastarkhan%20turkic&f=false ''Food Culture in Russia and Central Asia''] Greenwood Publishing Group, 1 jan. 2005 ISBN 978-0313327735 p 39</ref>
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  • ...urnalists identified a "growing pattern" of intimidation of the media, and in 2012 several opposition media outlets were ordered to be shut down on charg ...y a government representative to buy a controlling stake in ''Respublika'' in November 2001.<ref name="nytimes.com">[https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/13/w
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  • ...[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] |accessdate=2008-01-25}}</ref> In 2011, it had 1,223 members.<ref name="Census_2010">{{cite web |title=Trienn ...couting]] was not introduced to the region during the [[History of Central Asia#Return of indigenous rule|khanate period of the pre-Soviet era]].
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  • ...sia-championship-power-ranking-week1 The official website of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship - Power Ranking: Week 1], FIBA.com, 2 September 2015. Retrieve | fiba_zone= FIBA Asia
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  • Kazakhstan have been participating in international competition since 1994 after their independence from the [[US ...team being entered into the top division of the new [[Asian Five Nations]] in 2008.<ref>[http://www.irb.com/rankings/news/newsid=2021676.html Internation
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  • | Confederation = [[Asian Amateur Swimming Federation|AASF]] (Asia) ...men's national water polo team''' is the representative for [[Kazakhstan]] in international women's [[water polo]].
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  • ...pe Martinelli]], replacing [[Yvon Sanquer]]. There was also a major change in ridership, as three-time Tour de France champion [[Alberto Contador]] depar ...gtime identity as a stage racing team, all of Astana's 2011 victories came in stage races. They had a much lesser presence at the [[Grand Tour (cycling)|
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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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  • ...cularly in combination with [[hammer and sickle]]. It has been widely used in [[flag]]s, [[Nation state|state]] [[emblem]]s, [[monument]]s, [[Ornament (a ...ion|Communist Party]], along with, for example, the [[hammer and sickle]]. In Soviet heraldry, the red star symbolized the [[Red Army]] and the military
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  • [[Image:Mechet pavlodar.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Mosque in [[Pavlodar]], Kazakhstan; Kazakhs predominately follow [[Sunni Islam]]]] |caption=Religions in Kazakhstan (2009)<ref name="EthnicData">{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.kz/p
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  • ...experienced an increase in the level of fines imposed for nonregistration in addition to stronger efforts to collect such fines. Most registered groups ...oman Catholic]], and [[Jewish]] leaders reported high levels of acceptance in society. During the reporting period, the dominant Islamic and Russian Orth
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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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  • The Orders section may be omitted in favour of Template:Ordination for those '''Jan Paul Lenga''' (born March 28, 1950, in [[Horodok, Khmelnytskyi Oblast]], [[Ukraine]]) is a former Roman Catholic b
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  • '''Anjelika Akbar''' (born 1969 in [[Karaganda]], [[Kazakh SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]) is a [[Turkey|Turkish]]<re ....com/benim-icin-nefes-almak-gibi-bir-sey-muzik-anjelika-akbar/ “Benim için nefes almak gibi bir şey müzik.” Anjelika Akbar]</ref> was a philosophe
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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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  • ...ldwide [[Catholic Church]], under the spiritual leadership of the [[pope]] in [[Rome]]. ...3,000 [[Greek Catholics]], also referred to as [[Eastern Rite Catholics]], in the country.<ref name="church"/> The population of Catholics decreased afte
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  • ...e = Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Central Asia ...vice.jpg|thumb|Archbishop Dietrich Brauer giving the blessing at a service in Moscow Lutheran cathedral.]]
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  • ...mb|Kermina Suzani, first half 19th century, Uzbekistan. The large blossoms in red, orange, salmon, a pale aubergine and light blue show the characteristi ...an'' which means [[Sewing needle|needle]]. The art of making such textiles in [[Iran]] is called [[:fa:سوزن‌دوزی|سوزن‌دوزی]] ''Suzand
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  • [[File:Shyrdak on floor.jpg|thumb|A shyrdak on the floor of a home in [[Aksy District]], Kyrgyzstan]] ...[[Kyrgyz people|Kyrgyz]] alike traditionally make shyrdaks, but especially in [[Kyrgyzstan]], the traditional is still alive, and many of the products ar
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  • ...stan.jpg|thumb|[[Kazakh cuisine|Kazakh food]] preparation began to develop in the 13th century]] ...ak.jpg|thumb|This 19th-century '''Star Kazak''' carpet sold for US$188,000 in 1999]]
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  • [[File:Kazakh woman at the Caspian Sea.JPG|thumb|right|Fur coats are worn in the cold of winter.]] ...d=0CEsQ6AEwBDgU#v=onepage&q=clothing%20&f=false] Waters, Bella "Kazakhstan in Pictures," Twenty First Century Books; 2nd edition, 2007, page 37. ISBN 97
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  • ...z people]] in contemporary Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as diasporas in [[Bayan-Ölgii Province|Bayan-Ölgii]], [[Mongolia]], and [[Xinjiang]], [[C ...e|Kyrgyz]], there are separate terms for those who hunt with birds of prey in general, and those who hunt with eagles.
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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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  • ...other partners own business operating a coal and natural resources company in [[Kazakhstan]]. In 1994, G. Zhakiyanov was appointed governor of [[Semipalatinsk]] Province in the newly independent [[Republic of Kazakhstan]]. From 1997 until the end o
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  • ...eu-lifts-safety-ban|archivedate=11 April 2014 }}</ref> It was incorporated in October 2001 and started commercial flights on 15 May 2002. ...ges and strategic reviews at BAE Systems led to the closure of its offices in Kazakhstan. Additionally, notwithstanding the support of Nazarbayev and a n
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  • .../en.rian.ru/world/20061010/54690269.html Kazakh minister reports new cases in HIV transfusion scandal] RIA NOVOSTI</ref> ...ys through the (official) blood center. People trade in blood like they do in human organs."<ref name=BLOODTRADE/>
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