Seen from the sky, with its turquoise waters stretching out into the desert expanses in the shape of a crescent, you can see why they call Lake Balkhash the "pearl of Kazakhstan". But pollution, ...

In orbit above the semi-desert grasslands in Kazakhstan, an astronaut aboard the International Space Station spotted one of the few features that stand out. Lake Tengiz is the only large lake (1590 ...

The demise of the Aral Sea is a tragic tale often told. Less known is the peril facing Central Asia’s largest remaining lake, Balkhash in eastern Kazakhstan, a key source of drinking water in an arid ...

Viewed from space, the Balkhash drainage basin resembles a shape of life: many thin blue veins, flowing towards their heart. The likeness is fitting, as survival in southeastern Kazakhstan, an area ...

This video shows the landscape of Burabay National Park, Kazakhstan, where a large blue lake is surrounded by forests, rocky hills, and isolated stone formations. A sharp rock peak rises above the ...

Photo taken on Aug. 10, 2025, local time, shows the amazing Lake Kobeytuz situated some 160 km northeast of Astana in Kazakhstan. (Photo: China News Service/Shan Lu) The lake displays pastel pink ...

An aerial photo taken on Oct. 4, 2025 shows the autumn scenery of the Issyk gorge in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan. The Issyk gorge and Issyk lake, located in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan, are famous tourist ...

Seen from the sky, with its turquoise waters stretching out into the desert expanses in the shape of a crescent, you can see why they call Lake Balkhash the "pearl of Kazakhstan". But pollution, ...

Tourists take a rest near the Kobeituz Lake in north Kazakhstan's Akmola Region, June 20, 2020. The Kobeituz Lake is famous for its pink color and popular among local tourists. (Photo by Kalizhan ...

A teenager jumps into the water near the huge Kazakhmys copper plant on the shores of Lake Balkhach in Kazakhstan – Copyright AFP Ruslan PRYANIKOV Seen from the sky ...