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  • {{about|the town in Kazakhstan|the general region|Turkestan}} |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kazakhstan
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  • ...translated as the ''Pyramid of Peace and Accord'', is a 77 m high building in [[Astana]], the capital of [[Kazakhstan]]. The structure was built ...tion at a cost of 8.74 billion Kazakh tenge (about $58 million) and opened in late 2006.
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  • ...reign policy of the state and represents Kazakhstan within the country and in international relations. The President is the symbol and guarantor of the u ...the Majilis deputies is five years. Currently three parties are presented in the Mazhilis – “Nur Otan” People's Democratic Party, “Ak zhol” De
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  • |type = National, ethnic, international ...publisher= komunitetibektashi.org | url=http://www.komunitetibektashi.org/in.php?fq=brenda&gj=gj1&kid=1
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  • [[File:Kazhakhstan a Paris.Turan ensemble.2.jpg|thumbnail|Turan Ensemble in Paris, 1 November 2014]] ...o Folk Band) is a [[Kazakhstan|Kazakh]] folk music band, which was created in 2008 by several students of Kazakh National Conservatory named after [[Kurm
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  • ...9}}</ref> Ranked as the [[List of countries by area|ninth largest country in the world]] as well as the world's largest [[landlocked]] country,<ref>Agen ...khstan has the [[List of countries by population|62nd largest]] population in the world, with a [[List of countries by population density|population dens
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  • | 20.61% [[Russians in Kazakhstan|Russian]] ...akhstan citizens. Do not change it to Kazakh, which is the demonym for the ethnic group--><ref name="CIA">[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world
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  • ...[Deportation of Koreans in the Soviet Union|deported]] to [[Central Asia]] in 1937. ==In academia==
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  • ...s]], [[Kyrgyz people|Kyrgyz]], and other ethnic groups mainly of [[Central Asia]], particularly those of [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] origin. Kazy is a common ...o dry for a week at a sun-lit placed exposed to wind. Smoking is performed in a thick smoke of 50-60° for 12–18 hours.
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  • [[File:Almaty - Kazakhstan.jpg|thumb|Preparation of a meal in Kazakhstan]] ...ese animals for transportation, clothing, and food.<ref>"Kazakhstan," Food in Every Country, accessed April 18, 2011,
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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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  • ...[[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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  • ...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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  • ...tempt on occasion to limit the practice of religion by some nontraditional groups; however, higher-level officials or courts occasionally intervene to correc ...ion in addition to stronger efforts to collect such fines. Most registered groups experienced no problems, but the [[International Society for Krishna Consci
    31 KB (4,356 words) - 19:59, 27 April 2017
  • ! Religious affiliation of the responders !! Absolute numbers <br /> (in thousands)!! Share<br />of the population<br />% | '''all in all''' ||align=right| '''16 009.6''' ||align=right| '''100.00'''
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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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  • ...ce to the [[yurt]], another Central Asian cultural icon. The cap is called in Uzbek ''duppi'' or ''kalpoq'' and is considered an [[applied art]] form and ...diminutive, as with [[wikt:shapka|shapka]], [[ushanka]] and [[budenovka]]. In [[Chust, Uzbekistan|Chust]] the caps are made with white embrodiery with "f
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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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