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Kazakhstan
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The Central Highlands of Kazakhstan is a huge, sparsely populated region larger in area than Pakistan, consisting of the endless steppe of the Aktobe and Karagandy provinces, as well as the western half of East Kazakhstan Province (i.e., the Soviet-era Semipalatinsk Oblast).
By train
The Central Highlands are thoroughly integrated into the extensive Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) national rail network.
By road
By taxi
A highly popular, fast method for navigating between regional towns. Drivers wait at designated motor parks near train stations and depart the moment all passenger seats are filled.
By rail
For long distances across the western plateau blocks toward Zhezkazgan, utilizing overnight sleeper trains is the most practical and comfortable alternative.
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Aktobe (Kazakh: Aqtöbe) is a city in Kazakhstan's Central Highlands.
Balkhash is a small city located on a lake of the same name and in the Central Highlands of Kazakhstan.
Karaganda (Russian: Караганда, and also spelt as "Karagandy" or "Qaraghandy") is a large city in the Central Highlands of Kazakhstan. It's a coal mining city and in Soviet times its population was much greater: Stalin deported ethnic Germans from the Volga region to use as forced labour here as well as in Siberia.
Semey (Kazakh: Семей), formerly known as Semipalatinsk (Russian: Семипала́тинск, until 2007) and Alash-kala (Kazakh: Алаш-қала / Alaş-qala, 1917–1920), is a city in Kazakhstan with a population of around 300,000 people.
Karkaraly National Park (Kazakh: Қарқаралы мемлекеттік ұлттық табиғи паркі) (Russian: Каркаралинский государственный национальный природный парк) is a protected reserve and national park in the Karaganda Oblast in the Central Highlands of Kazakhstan. The park headquarters are in the city of Karkaraly, 244 km east of Karaganda.
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