Search results

From Kazakhstan Encyclopedia

  • [[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
    16 KB (2,056 words) - 19:59, 27 April 2017
  • ...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
    31 KB (4,356 words) - 19:59, 27 April 2017
  • ...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
    15 KB (2,238 words) - 19:59, 27 April 2017
  • | title = Central Asia's Second Chance | year = 2005
    2 KB (160 words) - 19:59, 27 April 2017
  • ...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.
    26 KB (3,693 words) - 19:59, 27 April 2017
  • '''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
    9 KB (1,215 words) - 19:59, 27 April 2017
  • [[Image:The Aksakal in front of his Yoort.jpg|thumb|Aksakal in 1909.]] ...nd tribes. For instance, there are ''aksakals'' courts in [[Kyrgyzstan]]. In [[Uzbekistan]], which has traditionally been a more urban society (the Uzbe
    2 KB (304 words) - 20:00, 27 April 2017
  • ...ef name="Lawrence1947">{{cite book|last=Lawrence|first=Sir John|title=Life in Russia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yM5oAAAAMAAJ|year=1947|publish ==In theatre and film==
    3 KB (416 words) - 20:00, 27 April 2017
  • [[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
    8 KB (1,254 words) - 20:00, 27 April 2017
  • ...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.
    12 KB (1,489 words) - 20:00, 27 April 2017
  • ...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]].
    6 KB (895 words) - 20:00, 27 April 2017
  • Ablyazov is currently fighting extradition from France to Russia. In Russia, Ablyazov faces ill-treatment and unfair trial.<ref name="rferl.org" ...rom the Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute. There he earned a degree in theoretical physics.<ref name=rferl>{{cite web|last=Sindelar|first=Daisy|ti
    8 KB (1,150 words) - 19:43, 3 May 2017
  • | revenue = US$6.78&nbsp;billion (2005) | net_income = US$1.15 billion (2005)
    11 KB (1,462 words) - 20:00, 27 April 2017
  • ...te, and maintain railway transportation in Kazakhstan. It is headquartered in [[Astana]]. Related stock companies own the [[rolling stock]], the hauling ...international borders to countries of the former Soviet Union, the railway in [[China]] has the [[standard gauge]] of {{Track gauge|1435mm|lk=on}}; thus
    11 KB (1,563 words) - 20:00, 27 April 2017
  • ...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
    24 KB (3,319 words) - 20:00, 27 April 2017
  • ...a, Kazakhstan's largest insurance company maintained its position as first in terms of assets, insurance reserves, equity and authorized capital, as well ...mbrace all type of covers under compulsory and voluntary insurance classes in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
    11 KB (1,581 words) - 20:00, 27 April 2017
  • .../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/>
    9 KB (1,365 words) - 20:01, 27 April 2017
  • '''Telephones - main lines in use:''' ...microwave radio relay; with other countries by satellite and by the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic cable; satellite earth stations - 2 [[Intelsat]],
    2 KB (236 words) - 20:01, 27 April 2017
  • | [[Euro-Asia Air]]|| [[File:Euro-Asia Yak-40.JPG|100px]]|| 1997|| EAK || || ЕЦ || EAKAZ | [[Air Almaty]] ||[[File:Air Almaty - IL-76T-001.jpg|100px]]||2005||LMY|| || ||
    4 KB (430 words) - 20:01, 27 April 2017
  • ...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
    5 KB (626 words) - 20:01, 27 April 2017
  • ...ck exchanges. The company operates 4 underground mines and 3 concentrators in the East Region, one open pit mine at Bozymchak, [[Kyrgyzstan]] and is deve ...rporation]] of [[Korea]] took over management of the company in June 1995. In 1996, Samsung acquired a 40% stake but subsequently sold it.<ref>{{cite web
    12 KB (1,630 words) - 20:01, 27 April 2017
  • ...ning-journal.com/finance/kazakhmys-chairman-sells-shares,-company-may-list-in-hong-kong |title=Kazakhmys chairman sells shares, company may list in Hong Kong
    5 KB (723 words) - 20:01, 27 April 2017
  • ...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
    6 KB (865 words) - 20:01, 27 April 2017
  • |commenced = 2005 '''Prime Aviation JSC''' is a private airline established in 2005 and based in [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]] operating charter and business flights from its
    3 KB (315 words) - 20:01, 27 April 2017
  • ...arLine.kz''' ({{lang-ru|Старлайн.кз}}), was an [[airline]] based in [[Aktobe]], [[Kazakhstan]], which offered scheduled passenger flights from ...e [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-200]] approaches [[Dubai International Airport]] in 2008.]]
    2 KB (263 words) - 20:01, 27 April 2017
  • ...u]], [[Kazakhstan]], based at [[Kokshetau Airport]]. It started operations in 2002 and had 238 employees (at March 2007).<ref name="FI">{{cite news | tit The airline was on the [[List of air carriers banned in the European Union]].<ref name='euban'>[http://ec.europa.eu/transport/air-b
    2 KB (266 words) - 20:01, 27 April 2017
  • ...ионная Компания «Саяхат»}}) was an [[airline]] based in [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]. It operated chartered cargo and passenger fligh ...as first private airline company in Kazakhstan. Flight operations started in 1991.<ref>[http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/central_asi
    2 KB (178 words) - 20:01, 27 April 2017
  • ...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
    35 KB (4,517 words) - 20:02, 27 April 2017
  • ...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
    12 KB (1,621 words) - 20:02, 27 April 2017
  • ...trategic geographical location to control oil and gas flows from [[Central Asia]] to East ([[China]]) and West ([[Russia]], global market). ...ions trading|emissions system]] to cap emissions from its biggest emitters in the energy, coal, oil and gas extraction sectors.<ref name=EBRD>{{cite web|
    27 KB (3,861 words) - 20:02, 27 April 2017
  • ...[[Electricity generation|electricity]] production, consumption and import in [[Kazakhstan]]. [[Energy policy of Kazakhstan]] describes the [[politics of ...nd coal, as well as being the largest producer and exporter of uranium ore in the world.
    14 KB (1,910 words) - 20:02, 27 April 2017
  • [[Uranium mining]] in [[Kazakhstan]] is of considerable importance to the [[Economy of Kazakhstan ...r.<ref name="world-nuclear.org">{{cite web|title=Uranium and Nuclear Power in Kazakhstan|url=http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf89.html|publisher=World
    4 KB (554 words) - 20:02, 27 April 2017
  • ...in the company, with Chevron and Lukoil owning 18% and 13.5% respectively. In September 2009 the KPO filed an arbitration case against Kazakhstan.<ref>{{ and [[KazMunayGas]] engaged in entrance into the project in 2010.<ref>{{cite web
    19 KB (2,578 words) - 20:02, 27 April 2017
  • ...an Sea close to [[Atyrau]] and is considered the world's largest discovery in the last 30&nbsp;years, combined with the [[Tengiz Field]].<ref name=johnst | title = Conoco sells stake in Kashagan field
    19 KB (2,552 words) - 20:02, 27 April 2017
  • ...94-bcfb2772a5e9.html Five Years After 9/11: Crackdowns loom behind Central Asia's War On Terror] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</ref><ref name=RUSSIALIKE>[ht ...is the impact of terrorism in the country. Kazakhstan's 94th place puts it in a group of countries with the lowest impact of terrorism.<ref>{{cite web|ti
    65 KB (9,264 words) - 20:02, 27 April 2017
  • ...ov]], remained in detention after unfair trials ... Torture remains common in places of detention."<ref>[[Human Rights Watch]], [https://www.hrw.org/worl ...Guardian]]|date=11 March 2015|quote=Nazarbaev has clamped down on dissent in Kazakhstan, and the country has never held an election judged to be free or
    20 KB (2,782 words) - 20:02, 27 April 2017
  • ...n 1999." Elementary- and secondary-school teachers remain badly underpaid; in 1993 more than 30,000 teachers (or about one-seventh of the 1990 teaching s ...,500 preschools in Kazakhstan. In 1994 some 272,100 students were enrolled in the republic's sixty-one institutes of higher learning. Fifty-four percent
    19 KB (2,709 words) - 20:03, 27 April 2017
  • ...1963. It focuses on teaching [[economics]] and offers over 20 specialties in the fields of economics, finance, management, marketing, law, international In 1963, the [[Almaty]] Institute of National Economy was founded in accordance with the [[Order of the Government of Russia|Decree of the Gover
    21 KB (2,741 words) - 20:03, 27 April 2017
  • ...чаться 16 558 человек|trans_title=16 558 students will study in the new academic year at the L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University|lang ...titution for [[List of educational institutions in Astana|higher education in Astana]].
    14 KB (1,732 words) - 20:03, 27 April 2017
  • ...s a student of world history and [[German language]]; after his graduation in 1977, he found work as a teacher of German, which he continued until the mi ...in 1946-1966"; after graduation up until today, he has continued his work in the field of Koryo-saram studies.
    7 KB (958 words) - 20:03, 27 April 2017
  • ...diploma of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the achievement in business. ...as the general director of the 2nd Kazakhstani-American Film Festival held in Almaty.
    12 KB (1,862 words) - 20:03, 27 April 2017
  • ...he attained the rank of [[imam]], and by 1874 was the imam of a [[mosque]] in [[Tacheng]].<ref>Khālidī, Frank, Usmanov, xi.</ref> ...he Eastern Kazakh Steppe, 1770-1912." The Journal of Asian Studies. 64. 4 (2005): p. 1021.</ref>
    3 KB (378 words) - 20:03, 27 April 2017
  • | caption = Population of Kazakhstan (in millions) from 1950–2009. ...ov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/country-profile/asia-oceania/kazakhstan?profile=all UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, ''Kazakh
    44 KB (4,671 words) - 20:04, 27 April 2017
  • |group=Chinese people in Kazakhstan ...orces after [[Dungan revolt (1862–1877)|a failed 1862–1877 rebellion]] in [[northwest China]], or the Uyghur and [[Kazakh exodus from Xinjiang]] duri
    11 KB (1,582 words) - 20:04, 27 April 2017
  • | group = Turks in Kazakhstan '''Turks in Kazakhstan''' are ethnic [[Turkish people|Turks]] who live in [[Kazakhstan]].
    10 KB (1,263 words) - 20:04, 27 April 2017
  • |group = Poles in Kazakhstan ...live in the [[Karaganda]] region, with another 2,500 in [[Astana]], 1,200 in [[Almaty]], and the rest scattered throughout rural regions.<ref>{{harvnb|P
    9 KB (1,285 words) - 20:04, 27 April 2017
  • ...ap;"><!--If you swap out an image, change the "x##px" entry for EACH image in the row so that the width of the row lines up with the others-->[[ File:ENa ...www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/assessment.asp?groupId=70501 Assessment for Russians in Kazakhstan]</ref> [[East Kazakhstan]]<ref>[http://www.turkishweekly.net/new
    15 KB (2,177 words) - 20:04, 27 April 2017
  • ...ine]]. These communities can be traced back to the Koreans who were living in the [[Russian Far East]] during the late 19th century. ...oki.com/lpage/nation/200409/kt2004092218583111950.htm|archivedate=18 March 2005}}</ref>
    38 KB (5,232 words) - 20:04, 27 April 2017
  • ...ans from the Volga region at a refugee camp in [[Schneidemühl]], Germany, in 1920]] ...cs, [[Moravian Church|Moravians]], and [[Russian Mennonite|Mennonites]]). In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many Volga Germans emigrated to [[Kansas
    26 KB (3,710 words) - 20:04, 27 April 2017
  • ...e 1800s|Muslims in China that are sometimes still referred to by this name in Central Asian languages|Hui people}} |image = [[File:Dungan-Girls.JPG|250px]]<br/>Dungan girls in [[Shor-Tyube]], Kazakhstan
    45 KB (6,534 words) - 20:04, 27 April 2017

View (previous 50 | next 50) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)