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Central Stadium
Club and international soccer matches are played at the Central Stadium.
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Ak Orda
Grandiose building that houses the offices of the president of Kazakhstan.
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Mangali Mosque
The modern, blue-domed Mangali Mosque is just west of the public square on Satpaev.
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Atameken
The Atameken, a 200m-long, walk-around country map with models of major buildings – is quite fun.
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Shabyt
Behind the monument stands the Shabyt, a high, concave ring of blue glass that will house an arts university.
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Hazrat Sultan Mosque
This huge mosque, opened in 2012, boasts Kazakhstans largest dome, as well as beautifully marbled interiors.
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Art Museum
Opposite the History Museum is the Art Museum , worth a look for its collection of paintings on Atyrau life.
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Russian pioneer Village
In the park itself is a replica Russian pioneer village of log cabins, furnished and decorated in period style.
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Strelka
It’s nice to take a walk to the Strelka (Arrow), the point of land where the Irtysh and Ulba meet, marked by a large Heroes of the Soviet Union memorial.
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Central Park
The leafy Central Park stretches over 2km from north to south, with a large lake at its heart. Its main entrance is off the west side of mid–Bukhar Zhyrau.
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Communist Statues
A curious collection of 15 communist busts and statues, mostly Lenins, stands in a small park behind Hotel Semey, as if no one quite wanted do away with them entirely.
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Kazak Yeli Monument
Facing the pyramid across Manasa is the 91m-high tall Kazak Yeli monument, topped by a golden eagle and with a 5m bronze relief of President Nazarbaev tucked into its base.
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Karaganda Oblast Museum
The recently modernised regional museum has ample displays on local history, including a section on KarLag. Guided tours (150T), available in English, add significantly to the interest.
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Zhibek Zholy
The pedestrianised stretch of this street in the lower, northern, part of the centre is Almaty’s (sort of) version of Moscow’s Arbat. Its dotted with inexpensive cafes, a few buskers and kitsch art stands.
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Monument to the Dead of the Totalitarian Regime
At the south end of the central park on the south side of the river, near Kabanbay Batyr, is the Monument to the Dead of the Totalitarian Regime, a mound with stark sculptures commemorating victims of Soviet repression.
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History & Local Studies Museum
This museum has plenty of material on regional history including some rare archaeological pieces, and a collection of traditional Kazakh artefacts. Founded in 1883, it claims to be the oldest museum in Kazakhstan. Tours are 300T.
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Geology Museum
The intriguing Geology Museum is in the bowels of a building opposite the Hotel Kazakhstan. The countrys mineral wealth is on display, with relief maps and touch-screen computers to provide quick geology lessons in English.
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Bazar Samal
Of several new markets around the city fringes, Bazar Samal, next to Samal bus station, is the biggest and most interesting, with a particularly colourful array of rugs and textiles, as well as food and millions of items of clothing.
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Ethnography Museum
The Ethnography Museum is in two buildings facing opposite corners of Park Zhastar. Korpus No 1 exhibits the traditional culture of the Kazakhs of east Kazakhstan region; Korpus No 2 is devoted to the many other ethnic groups in the region.
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Fine Arts Museum
The collection here, one of the countrys best, covers Kazakh, Russian and Western European art from the 16th century onwards, including a not-to-be-missed Rembrandt etching and work by top 19th-century Russians such as Levitan and Kramskoy.
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