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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Zhetysu is one of Kazakhstan's most diverse regions, combining deserts, mountains, waterfalls, lakes and ancient monuments in a single journey. Here's what to see in this remarkable corner of Central ...
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 ...
One side of the Balkhash – the biggest lake in Central Asia after the Caspian Sea – has salt water, but on the other, it is fresh water. (AFP pic) Seen from the sky, with its turquoise waters ...