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Kazakhstan
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The Kazakhstani North is comprised of the provinces of Kostanay, North Kazakhstan, Pavlodar, and Akmola. You will find the new capital of the country here, as well as most of the country's major industrial cities. The Kazakhstani North also is home to most of Kazakhstan's large Russian ethnic minority. Make no mistake, here you are moving out of Central Asia and into cold, cold Siberia.
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Astana (formerly known as Aqmola, Tselinograd and Nur-Sultan), in the north of Kazakhstan on the banks of the Esil river (better known by its Russian name Ishim), is the capital and the second largest city of the country. Modern Astana is a planned city, designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa.
Kokshetau is a city of 151,000 people (2022) in the north of Kazakhstan, part of the former Soviet Union, and sits on the shore of Lake Kopa Kona, though the urban design doesn't seem to embrace it much.
Kostanay is a city of 247,000 people (2019) on the Tobol River in Northern Kazakhstan.
Pavlodar is a city in northeastern Kazakhstan. It is the capital of the Pavlodar Province and has a population of 354,000 (2014).
Burabay National Park is in the Kazakhstani North.
Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan UNESCO World Heritage site. Both contain wetlands on the steppe which serve as a rare habitat for a diverse range of bird species, many of them endangered, as well as various other steppe flora and fauna.
Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve is in the Kazakhstani North. Together with the Naurzum State Nature Reserve it forms a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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