Sights

Kok-Tobe

Kok-Tobe is a place where the grandeur of nature and a unique atmosphere meet. Located on the top of a picturesque ridge in Almaty, this amazing corner of nature attracts tourists from all over the world with its beauty and magic.

Rising above the city, Kok-Tobe offers breathtaking views of the surrounding mountain peaks and the Almaty skyline. Here you can enjoy the fresh mountain air and wonderful sunsets, plunging into a world of peace and harmony.

Almaty
Almaty
Kazakhstan

Khan Shatyr

"Khan Shatyr" (as some mistakenly believe, translated from Kazakh into Russian "Khan's tent", but in fact this is a phrase from the series "Tsar Bell", "Tsar Cannon", that is, Khan Shatyr - "Khan among tents ") Is a large shopping and entertainment center in the capital of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan. Opened July 6, 2010. It is the largest tent in the world. "Khan Shatyr" entered the Guinness Book of Records

Astana
Astana
Kazakhstan

Big Almaty lake

The Big Almaty Lake is a high-mountain reservoir in the Zailiyskiy Alatau at an altitude of 2510 meters above sea level, 15 kilometers south of the city of Alma-Ata.
The basin of the lake is of tectonic origin, complex shape, with a general slope to the north. The lake is 1.6 km long and 0.75 to 1 km wide.
The length of the coastline is 3 km, the depth is 30-40 m, the area of ​​the mirror is 0.9 square kilometers, the volume of the water mass is 14 million m³.

Almaty
Almaty
Kazakhstan

World's Biggest Teahouse

The Dushanbe tea room

Kohi Navruz (Kori Nowruz or Noruz Palace) was designed as a teahouse, but during construction it was transformed into a palace. "Kohi Navruz" consists of 12 unusual rooms, each of them is made in a special style. The complex has an art room, a banquet hall, a living room with carved stone moldings, a plaster room decorated with mirrors, two rooms for important political meetings. In total, the building can accommodate more than 3,200 people.

Dushanbe
Tajikistan

Langar's petroglyphs

In the vicinity of the village of Langar, buried in the mighty mountains of Tajikistan, more than 6,000 petroglyphs are hidden, witnesses of ancient times and mute testimonies of a unique culture. Carved on rocky ridges at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters, these images are a remarkable monument of ancient history, which strikes the imagination with its mystery and beauty.

Langar
Tajikistan

Hulbuk Palace (Khulbuk)

Hulbuk (Khulbuk) is an ancient citadel in Tajikistan, located near the village of Kurban-Said (Qurbonshahid) in the middle of the village of Pingan, in the Khatlon region, about 26 km southwest of the city of Kulob. The results of excavations at Hulbuk indicate that it was the capital of Khuttal province from the 9th to 11th centuries. The complex includes the Sovereign's Palace, the Citadel and richly decorated ancient dwellings, including figures and animals.

Vose
Tajikistan

Tomb of the Old Testament Prophet Daniel

Around 1400, the Turkish-Mongol emperor Tamerlane brought back from Persia to Samarkand a supposed relic (an arm, or the whole body, according to the versions) of Daniel, who is called Doniyor in Uzbek. So we also find, near a pistachio tree and a reputed miraculous source, a tomb of Daniel in Samarkand: the mausoleum of Khodja Daniyar. It is contained in a long and low building topped with five domes, on the banks of the Sieb Aryk River, it contains an 18 m long sarcophagus, the longest in the world.

Samarkand
Samarkand
Uzbekistan

Yangykala canyon

The Yangikala Canyon is one of Turkmenistan's most impressive natural wonders. Located in the northwest of Turkmenistan, east of the city of Turkmenbashi on the road connecting it to Dashoguz, this spectacular canyon is famous for its brightly colored and contrasting rock formations. The shades of red, orange, white, and yellow create a breathtaking landscape that seems almost unreal.

Yangykala
Turkmenistan