«Kyzyl Kenish oyrat temple»

With all our hearts we congratulate citizens of Kazakhstan with Happy Independence Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the main holiday of the country, symbol of our independent government. From the moment our country became independent, our nation managed to build a democratic, legal and economically independent state. We had a great honor to become authors of new history and start our own way that was recognized in the world public community. The republican public association «QazaqGeography» wishes all residents of Kazakhstan peace and conciliation, stability and prosperity, success and good health!

From December 6 to the 10th the Geographical Society of China and Sun Yat-sen University, supported by the Korean Geographical Society, the Association of Japanese Geographers, the National Association of Geographers of India, the Hong Kong Geographic Association and the Macau Geographic and Education Research Association hosted the 4th Asian Geography Conference. It should be noted that this meeting will leave a mark in the history of Asia of the XXI century.

On November 17th the Congress of the Republican public association «QazaqGeography» was held under the lead of Askar Mamin, the first deputy of the prime minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

On November 8,9th XV forum of the interregional partnership of Kazakstan and Russia was held in Petropavl, where leaders of both countries Nursultan Nazarbayev and Vladimir Putin participated.

In Kazakh people’s mind all the notes of Djungars are related to the hostile relationship between two nations and not much. However, thanks to archeological remains and historical findings the picture of Kazakh-Djungar relation in the past becomes clearer. Newly discovered findings might alter stereotyped attitude toward djungars. Tinkay Krevetova portrays the Abylaikit monument, which explores the history of oyrat period.

In East Kazakhstan region, 200 km away from Semey, an astonishing cave called Konyr Auliye is located. A hidden holy lake can be found inside of it. There are countless cases when spouses would come and pray asking for a child. Eventually their wishes came true. Also, archeologists found a workshop of the Stone Age. The author of the article Tinkay Kretova provides appealing facts about the holy cave in a brief manner.

Do you know that the mosque in Karkaraly region was built by Kunanbay kazhy following tatar artchitecture style only by using solid logs? Despite the purpose of the building have been changed over time it never lost its value from architectural perspective. A cultural monument services as a reminder of Kazakh spiritual tradition.

There is a mausoleum built in honor of Isabek Ishan Khazret near to the Ekibastuz city 18 km away from Aqkol village, in Kyldykol tract. Who was Isabek Ishan Khazret? And why this particular place was chosen for this purpose? All details you may find in Tinkay Kretova’s article.

Do you know that during the ruling of khoshout’s in oyrat confederation on Kent’s mountains territory an oyrat temple Kyzyl Kenish was built? The intention behind the construction was to create a town afterward. In her article Tinkay Kretova describes this unique temple.

Have you seen any mosque, which was turned into a library or a club? If not, then you can explore for yourself about ancient mosque preserved till these days in the article by Tinkay Krevetova Woody mosque in Aqkoltyk.

In his article Ismailzhan Iminov meticulously describes the story of Chokan’s life and his death. Besides, the author vividly depicts the natural beauty of the village, as he personally had been wondering around every corner of it before writing about the scene of actions. In this article, you can also discover Chokan’s attitude toward the tsar’s power. Most importantly, writing piece explores the mystery of Chokan’s death.

On July 19, 2019, the NGO ​«​QazaqQeoqraphy»​ hosted the conference «​Development of Scientific and Informative Tourism»​.

The opening of the exhibition of the applied art «Geography – a line of cultural perspective» took place on September 14th in the National Museum

On the 16th of September for the geography teachers and students of the Olympic reserve in the framework of QazaqGeography informative - educational program was held a lecture on the topic «Using and drafting topographic and thematic maps for geographical research».

An active member of QazaqGeography and the founder of the "At-travel" Club, Berik Akylbekov, on November 2 organized the horse trip between "Niyaz bi - Kabanbay batyr" Mausoleum.

The master class on the topic “Using Google tools in teaching geography” for the teachers of Nur Sultan city was held on the 30th of October at QazaqGeography platform. organized

On October 27th an international educational campaign «Geographical Dictation» was held at the QazaqGeography Media Center

The V Congress of the Republican Public Association "QazaqGeography" was held at the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan. “QazaqGeography carries out systematic work to study the history and culture of Kazakhstan, the development of ecotourism and the implementation of other important projects aimed at maintaining unity and reviving the spiritual values of the Kazakh people,” QazaqGeography Chairman A. Mamin said at the opening of the Congress.