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• Trans-Caspian Oil Transport System
  ...offshore [[oil pipeline]] from Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan, and construction of [[oil terminal]]s and [[oil tanker]]s fleet.<ref name=guliyev> | title= Transportation of Kazakhstani Oil via the Caspian Sea (TKOC). Arrangements, Actors and Intere
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• Baikonur Cosmodrome
  ...art]]" [[Soyuz (rocket family)|Soyuz]] [[launch pad]] prior to the rollout of [[Soyuz TMA-13]], 10 October 2008 ...u.svg}} [[Roscosmos State Corporation|Roscosmos]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Russian Aerospace Forces.svg}} [[Russian Aerospace Forces]]
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• Mukhtar Auezov
  [[File:Stamp of Kazakhstan 176.jpg|282px|right]] ...[[Soviet Union]] (1946). He was born on September 28, 1897 in the old town of [[Semey]] in Kaskabulak, where he spent all his childhood.
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• Alikhan Bukeikhanov
  |order = Prime Minister of ...{cite web|publisher=The School of Russian and Asian Studies|title=The rise of Alash Orda and Kazakh nationalism|author=David Galick|url=http://www.sras.o
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• Kui (instrumental musical composition)
  ...20th century, Kazakh Soviet musicians experimented with chorus performance of Kuis. ...rmances and only few Kuishi (performer of Kui) still keep this verbal part of Kazakh instrumental Kui tradition.
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• Outline of Kazakhstan
  part of the set of 700+ outlines listed at a special type of list article.
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• Kazakhstan
  {{For|the Kazakh television station of the same name|Kazakhstan (channel)}} |conventional_long_name = {{nowrap|Republic of Kazakhstan}}
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• Almagul Menlibayeva
  ...main themes usually revolve around social and ecological issues in Central Asia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://v13.videonale.org/en/artist/463-menlib ...elegates|date=2012-01-13|newspaper=Asia Society {{!}} Women Leaders of New Asia|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-28}}</ref>
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• Kumis
  | caption = A bottle and glass of kumis ...stication: New Genetic and Archaeological Paradigms | publisher=University of California Press | year=2006 | isbn=0-520-24638-1 | pages=.264}}</ref>
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• Internet in Kazakhstan
  ...ef> By 2013, [[Kazakhstan]] officials reported Internet penetration levels of 62.2 percent.<ref>{{cite web|title= About 10 million are Internet users in ...urban centers, while outside those centers access remains beyond the reach of most Kazakhs.<ref name=oni>{{cite web|title=Kazakhstan|url=http://opennet.n
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• Timur Kulibayev
  ...September 1966) is a [[Kazakhs]]tani [[business oligarch]] and son-in-law of Kazakh president [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]]. Kulibayev has held several posit ...called "the most important business figure in the resource-rich" Republic of Kazakhstan.<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news|last1=Orange|first1=Richard|ti
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• Hinduism in Kazakhstan
  [[Hindus]] in [[Kazakhstan]] are mainly of the [[ISKCON]] sect and by expatriate Hindus from India. ...rs only 2732 out of a total population of 55.5 million. It consists mainly of NRIs.
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• Freedom of religion in Kazakhstan
  ...nt interference. Local officials attempt on occasion to limit the practice of religion by some nontraditional groups; however, higher-level officials or ...vernment's campaign to seize title to its land based on alleged violations of property laws.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lillis|first=Joanna|title=Kazakhstan: Ha
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• Bahá'í Faith in Kazakhstan
  ...ious community after Islam and Christianity, although only a minor percent of the national whole.<ref name="census">{{cite web |author=Government of Kazakhstan
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• Kalmyk cattle
  They are now found in [[central Asia]] and Southern Russia on dry steppe pastures.<ref>[http://www.fao.org/docre ...dewlap]]. Believed to originate from Indian cattle they have a high number of sweat glands, allowing them to endure high summer temperatures, and grow a
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• Renewable energy in Kazakhstan
  ...ptedby Parliament by the end of 2014. In addition, the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business indicator shows the country to be relatively investor-friend ...zakhstan is one of the most effective mechanisms to reduce harmful effects of the energy sector and to diversify the national power generation capacity.
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• Ekibastuz–Kokshetau high-voltage line
  ...nbsp;kV, the highest transmission line voltage in the world. It is a part of the Itatsk ([[Sharypovo, Krasnoyarsk Krai|Sharypovo]])–[[Barnaul]]–Ekib ...of overhead line 1150&nbsp;kV AC Ekibastuz-Urals in terms of impact on the environment
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• Kashagan Field
  ...11}}</ref> The field, discovered in 2000, is located in the northern part of the Caspian Sea close to [[Atyrau]] and is considered the world's largest d ...[hydrogen sulfide]], together with mismanagement and disputes, make it one of the most challenging [[oil megaprojects]].<ref name=ft261112>
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• Narxoz University
  ...tional Economy<br>Kazakh State Economic University<br>Kazakh State Academy of Management<br>Turar Ryskulov New Economic University ...ffairs, tourism, catering and hotel management, information system and the environment.
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• University of Central Asia
  ...d Tekeli|the American university in Bishkek|American University of Central Asia}} |name = University of Central Asia
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• Almaty Management University
  ...l of Managers,<br/>Almaty School of Management, <br/>International Academy of Business ...ness Administration)]] and [[Doctor of Business Administration|DBA (Doctor of Business Administration)]].
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• Gagauz people
  ...oup also called ''Gagavuz'' (or ''[[Gajal]]'') living in the European part of northwestern [[Turkey]]. ...ref>Genetic Heritage of the Balto-Slavic Speaking Populations: A Synthesis of Autosomal, Mitochondrial and Y-Chromosomal Data, Alena Kushniarevich et al.
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• Oralman
  ...ianet.org}}</ref> ''Oralman'' usually come from the neighbouring countries of [[China]], [[Mongolia]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Russia]], [[Kyrgyzstan]] and als ...|first=Vivian }}</ref> The government prefers to settle them in the north of the country, and offers them more benefits; however, returnees themselves p
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• Islam Akhun
  ...mperial powers of the time sponsored archaeological expeditions to Central Asia, including Britain, Russia, Germany, France and Japan.<ref>{{cite book|last ...ope that [[Rudolf Hoernlé|Augustus Rudolf Hoernlé]], a prominent scholar of Indo-Aryan languages, would be able to decipher them.<ref>{{cite book|last=
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• History of Xinjiang
  [[File:Xinjiang Space View.jpg|thumb|400px|A satellite view of the Xinjiang region]] ...na-Xinjiang.png|thumb|200px|Xinjiang's location in the [[People's Republic of China]]]]
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• Economic Cooperation Organization
  |map_caption = Member states of the ECO ...= "Sustainable socioeconomic development for the people of the region"
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• Mineral industry of Kazakhstan
  ...ed for 33.1% of capital investment and 64.5% of direct foreign investment, of which 63.5% was in the oil sector.<ref name="usgs" /> Kazakhstan's mining i ==Environment==
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• Taxation in Kazakhstan
  ...). The Tax Code was adopted on 10 December 2008 and came into effect as of 1 January 2009. ...declared independence in December 1991. The first piece of Tax Legislation of the sovereign republic was the 1991 decree “On Taxes from Enterprises, As
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• Economy of Kazakhstan
  |caption = [[Astana]], capital of Kazakhstan. ...=http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploreeconomies/kazakhstan |title=Ease of Doing Business in Kazakhstan |publisher=Doingbusiness.org |accessdate=2017-
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• Eurasian Economic Union
  |image_flag = Flag of the Eurasian Economic Union.svg |image_symbol = Emblem of the Eurasian Economic Union.svg
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• Waste management in Kazakhstan
  Continuous generation and accumulation of waste, including [[hazardous waste]] ([[Persistent organic pollutant|Persis ...araganda Region|Karaganda region]] - more than 8.5 billion tons by the end of 2012.
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• Ryn Desert
  ...{{convert|45|to|48|°C}} during summer and in winter it can drop to a low of {{convert|-28|to|-36|°C}}. ...originating in the Ryn Desert{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}. A study of long-range dust transportation to the Baltic Sea region—by analyzing dust
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• Emin Valley
  ...n the [[China]]-[[Kazakhstan]] border, in [[Central Asia]]. It has an area of about {{convert|65000|km2|mi2}}. Its main waterway is the [[Emil River]]. ...jiang]] Region of north-western China; and in [[East Kazakhstan Province]] of eastern Kazakhstan.
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• Kazakh Uplands
  ...yzylarai]], Ulytau, etc.) and elevated plains, and contains large deposits of [[coal]] in the north and [[copper]] in the south. Rare species, such as th ...he Palearctic temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands [[ecoregion]] of the [[temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands]] [[biome]].
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• Aralkum Desert
  |image_caption = Aralkum with the remaining areas of the Aral Sea in 2014 |map_caption = Animated map of the shrinking of the Aral Sea, and growing Aralkum
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• Geography of Kazakhstan
  ...bined size of the other four Central Asian states, or about twice the size of [[Alaska]]. The country borders [[Turkmenistan]], [[Uzbekistan]], and [[Kyr [[Image:Kazakhstan 2001 CIA map.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Detailed map of Kazakhstan]]
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• Chu River
  :''"Chui River" and "Chuy River" redirect here. For the river of Anhui see [[Chu River (Anhui)]]. For the South American Chuí or Chuy River | source_name = confluence of [[Joon Aryk]] and [[Kochkor River]]
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• Ural Mountains
  ...proximately from north to south through [[western Russia]], from the coast of the [[Arctic Ocean]] to the [[Ural River]] and northwestern [[Kazakhstan]]. ...Island]] and the islands of [[Novaya Zemlya]] form a further continuation of the chain to the north into the Arctic Ocean.
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• Dzungaria
  [[File:Tianshan tianchi.jpg|thumb|[[Heaven Lake of Tian Shan]]]] ...aphical region]] in [[northwest China]] corresponding to the northern half of [[Xinjiang]], also known as '''Beijiang''' ({{zh |c = 北疆 |p = Běijiān
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• Ukok Plateau
  [[Image:Mummy of the Ukok Princess.jpg|thumb|200px|Mummy of the [[Siberian Ice Maiden]]]] ...vironment.org/article.php?list=type&type=83 |title=Altai: Saving the Pearl of Siberia
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• Caspian Depression
  ...sing the northern part of the [[Caspian Sea]], the largest enclosed [[body of water]] on [[Earth]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Caspian Environment Programme
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• Northern river reversal
  [[File:Russland Dawydow.PNG|thumb|300px|The layout of one of the main proposed water transfer routes (via a Yenisei-Ob canal, down the O ...Ocean]], southwards towards the populated agricultural areas of [[Central Asia]], which lack water.<ref name=time75/><ref name=time82/>
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• Lake Balkhash
  |caption_bathymetry = Map of the Lake Balkhash drainage basin ...(meteorology)|precipitation]], largely vernal snowmelt, from the mountains of China's [[Xinjiang]] region.
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• North Aral Sea
  | location = [[Kazakhstan]], [[Central Asia]] ...h Aral Sea and save its fisheries failed twice, but in 2005 the government of [[Kazakhstan]] was able to fund a more robust design. Since then, water lev
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• Caspian Sea
  |islands = [[:Category:Islands of the Caspian Sea|26+]] |islands_category = Islands of the Caspian Sea
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• Aral Sea
  |location = [[Kazakhstan]] - [[Uzbekistan]],<br>[[Central Asia]] ....jpg|thumb|right|The map of 'Aral' Sea of 1853 published for the ''Journal of the [[Royal Geographical Society]]'' in London]]
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• Public health problems in the Aral Sea region
  ...worsening of storms.<ref name=micklin >Micklin, P. P. (1988). Disiccation of the Aral Sea: A Water Management Disaster in the Soviet Union. Science. 2 ...The full effects could take a generation to fully materialize and patterns of health problems to show up.
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• Macroolithus
  | image_caption = A pair of ''Macroolithus yaotunensis'' eggs ...nests consist of large, concentric rings of paired eggs. There is evidence of blue-green pigmentation in its shell, which may have helped camouflage the
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• Parliament of Kazakhstan
  | name = Parliament of Kazakhstan | coa_pic = Coat of arms of Kazakhstan.svg
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• Eurasian Land Bridge
  ...]. As of November 2007, about 1% of the $600 billion in goods shipped from Asia to Europe each year were delivered by inland transport routes.<ref>Berk.</r ...e former [[Soviet Union]] use a wider [[rail gauge]] than most of the rest of Europe as well as China. Recently, however, the Trans-Siberian has regained
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