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Tag: Almaty

A Year in Kazakhstan: Some General Observations

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Sufyan bin Uzayr
A Year in Kazakhstan

As the world comes to terms with the Coronavirus effect, I’ve been sitting at home, juggling my time between conducting online classes and remotely managing my work. Finding time to write is not the easiest thing to do, but I have finally managed to put together some of the key experiences from my trip to… Read more A Year in Kazakhstan: Some General Observations

Almaty, Kazakhstan: City of Tourists and Mountains

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Sufyan bin Uzayr
Almaty, Kazakhstan: The City of Tourists and Mountains

If you ask any Kazakh to pick their favorite city between Nur-Sultan (Astana) and Almaty, the majority will opt for the latter. And when you ask them for the reason, the replies may run as complex as the history of Almaty, and as simple as “it’s just more beautiful”. So when I finally got the… Read more Almaty, Kazakhstan: City of Tourists and Mountains

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