10 Things About Kazakhstan

1. 10 Things About Kazakhstan

10 THINGS
ABOUT
KAZAKHSTAN
The word “Kazakh” means “independent” or “wanderer”

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3. Fact #1 – First Man in Space

FACT #1 – FIRST MAN IN SPACE
Yuri Gagarin was the first man to be
sent into space. He was launched up
from Baikonur cosmodrome (located in
south Kazakhstan) in the first artificial
satellite, Sputnik 1. Baikonur is the
world’s first and the largest space
launch facility.

4. Fact #2 – Birthplace of the Apple

FACT #2 – BIRTHPLACE OF THE APPLE
Southeast Kazakhstan is
the place where the first
apples were cultivated.
Kazakh people even
named a city after apples
– Almaty

5. Fact #3 – Diversity

FACT #3 – DIVERSITY
Kazakhstan is home to about 120 ethnic groups and nationalities

6. Fact #4 – Uranium

FACT #4 – URANIUM
• Kazakhstan has the second largest uranium reserves in the
world and produced the highest amount of uranium in 2014
• 41% of the world supply was mined from Kazakhstan in 2013

7. Fact #5 – The Horse

FACT #5 – THE HORSE
Horses were first domesticated in the land which is now present day Kazakhstan

8. Fact #6 – Four Times the Size of Texas

FACT #6 – FOUR TIMES THE SIZE OF TEXAS
• Kazakhstan is the 9th largest
country by area, with a small
population of 17 million
people
• The distance from one end to
the other is about the same
distance from London to
Istanbul

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10. Fact #7 – World’s Highest Skating rink

FACT #7 – WORLD’S HIGHEST SKATING
RINK
The Medeo, a
sports center, is
the highest ice
skating rink in
the World

11. Fact #8 – Oil

FACT #8 – OIL
• Oil is the #1 export in Kazakhstan
• The Tengiz Oil Field is one of the largest in the world

12. Fact #9 – Five Fingers

FACT #9 – FIVE FINGERS
• Kazakh national dish called
“Beshbarmak” which literally
means five fingers.
• Served in a large dish placed in the
middle of the table and it involves
chunks of boiled horse meat or
mutton, layered with noodles
boiled in a broth called “sorpa”,
and then topped with onions,
garlic, parsley and fennel.

13. Fact #10 – Hunting With Eagles

FACT #10 – HUNTING WITH EAGLES
• A traditional form of falconry practiced
by Kazakhs people in Kazakhstan,
Mongolia and West China
• Training process which takes 4-5 years
must be done by 1 person only

14. Thank you for coming – рақмет

THANK YOU FOR COMING –
РАҚМЕТ