109. The Geological Museum
Geology is a history of the Earth, and this is the only science that tells the truth about it. Kazakhstan is rich with its natural resources. The Republic is the 9th biggest state in the world. Its soil contains almost all elements of the Mendellev’s Periodic Table. People have been producing metals and minerals on the territory of Kazakhstan since ancient times. Many of the samples became precious exhibit items of the world’s leading museums.
One time it became necessary to open a geological museum of Kazakhstan. Kanysh Imantaevich Satpayev can rightly be considered a father of the museum. He initiated the opening of the Museum of Geology within the Institute of Geological Science in 1942. The Museum had scientific character and it was a leader in terms of number and diversity of geological samples of Kazakhstan.
The Museum was situated in the very heart of Almaty, on 85, Dostyk Avenue. The exposition of the exhibit items is placed at the territory of 900 square metres. It includes unique collections of various minerals. It has more than 1000 items.
The entrance to the Museum goes through a lift that brings the visitors down to the exposition hall.
The interior is thoroughly designed to keep the visitors in a special atmosphere of fascination and charm.
Exhibition of Great women of Kazakhstan in Almaty History Museum
6 March 2016
A.Kasteyev State Museum of Arts hosted presentation of the collection ‘Fine Arts of Kazakhstan’
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5. The Academy of Science and inside museums
The grand opening of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic took place on June 1, 1946. The great scientists such as: Vernadsky V., Berg L., Gumilev L., Mandelshtam N., Fesenko V., Tihov G.A., contributed to its organization. They moved to Kazakhstan during World War II. The first president of the Academy Kanysh Satpayev was the prominent geologist. He has developed the map of mineral resources of the country; Kanysh Satpayev was the first Kazakh academician. The building is located on 28, Shevchenko street, and it was built in 1957. Now it is a historical and architectural monument. The author of the project was the architect Chusev A.V. (one of his famous works is Lenin's mausoleum in Moscow). The great building of the Academy is a center of city complex, located at the intersection of Valikhanov and Shevchenko Streets. It has three main elements in its composition: the monument, the portal and the adjacent housing. There are rows of fountains and vegetation along the axis of the central building (designed by the architects Ripinsky N., Tolmachev V.). There is a monument of Valikhanov Ch. (made by the sculptor Nauryzbaev K.) near the building. There is a bust of Pushkin A. (made by the sculptor Bichugov A.) and the fountain called Zodiac (designed by the architect Katsev V., sculptors Tverdohlebov V., Tatarinov A.) on the east side of the building. There is a complex Gylym Ordasy inside the building. The complex includes a Central Scientific Library and 18 research organizations and museums devoted to Nature, Archaeology, History of Kazakhstan science, and to Rare manuscripts.
Astana
Astana (Kazakh: Астана), formerly known as Akmola (Kazakh: Ақмола / Aqmola) until 1998, Tselinograd (Russian: Целиноград) until 1992 and Akmolinsk (Russian: Акмолинск) until 1961, has been the capital of Kazakhstan since 1997, and is the country's second largest city (after Almaty, the former capital) with an officially estimated population of 814,401 as of 1 January 2014. It is located in the north portion of Kazakhstan, within Akmola Province, though administrated separately from the province as a federal city area.
The current mayor of Astana is Imangali Tasmagambetov. He was appointed on 4 April 2008.
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00:03:53 1 Names
00:08:44 2 Description
00:12:21 3 History
00:12:30 3.1 Early history
00:21:32 3.2 Islamisation of Xinjiang
00:23:20 3.3 Mongol period
00:27:11 3.4 Qing dynasty
00:31:47 3.5 Republic of China
00:35:25 3.6 Modern China (People's Republic of China)
00:40:45 4 Administrative divisions
00:42:02 4.1 Urban areas
00:42:11 5 Geography and geology
00:42:57 5.1 Mountain systems and basins
00:45:10 5.2 Geology
00:45:52 5.3 Center of the continent
00:47:05 5.4 Rivers and lakes
00:49:10 5.5 Time
00:50:09 5.6 Deserts
00:50:33 5.7 Major cities
00:51:22 5.8 Climate
00:52:50 5.9 Bordering regions
00:53:00 6 Politics
00:55:43 6.1 Human rights
00:57:59 7 Economy
00:59:48 7.1 Agriculture and fishing
01:02:23 7.2 Mining and minerals
01:03:13 7.3 Foreign trade
01:04:18 7.4 Economic and Technological Development Zones
01:06:37 8 Culture
01:06:46 9 Demographics
01:13:56 9.1 Vital statistics
01:14:05 9.2 Religion
01:15:46 9.3 Media
01:17:01 10 Sports
01:17:42 11 Transportation
01:17:52 11.1 Roads
01:20:16 11.2 Rail
01:22:50 12 East Turkestan independence movement
01:25:34 13 See also
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Xinjiang (Uyghur: شىنجاڭ; SASM/GNC: Xinjang; Chinese: 新疆; pinyin: Xīnjiāng formerly romanized as Sinkiang), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is a provincial-level autonomous region of China in the northwest of the country. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and the eighth largest country subdivision in the world, spanning over 1.6 million km2 (640,000 square miles). Xinjiang contains the disputed territory of Aksai Chin, which is administered by China and claimed by India. Xinjiang borders the countries of Mongolia (Bayan-Ölgii, Khovd and Govi-Altai Provinces), Russia (Altai Republic), Kazakhstan (East Kazakhstan and Almaty Provinces), Kyrgyzstan (Issyk Kul, Naryn and Osh Regions), Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region), Afghanistan (Badakhshan Province), Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan), and India (Jammu and Kashmir). The rugged Karakoram, Kunlun, and Tian Shan mountain ranges occupy much of Xinjiang's borders, as well as its western and southern regions. Xinjiang also borders Tibet Autonomous Region and the provinces of Gansu and Qinghai. The most well-known route of the historical Silk Road ran through the territory from the east to its northwestern border. In recent decades, abundant oil and mineral reserves have been found in Xinjiang, and it is currently China's largest natural gas-producing region.
It is home to a number of ethnic groups, including the Uyghur, Han, Kazakhs, Tibetans, Hui, Tajiks, Kyrgyz, Mongols, Russians and Xibe. More than a dozen autonomous prefectures and counties for minorities are in Xinjiang. Older English-language reference works often refer to the area as Chinese Turkestan. Xinjiang is divided into the Dzungarian Basin in the north and the Tarim Basin in the south by a mountain range. Only about 9.7% of Xinjiang's land area is fit for human habitation.With a documented history of at least 2,500 years, a succession of people and empires have vied for control over all or parts of this territory. The territory came under the rule of the Qing dynasty in the 18th century, which was later replaced by the Republic of China government. Since 1949, it has been part of the People's Republic of China following the Chinese Civil War. In 1954, Xinjiang Bingtuan was set up to strengthen the border defense against the Soviet Union, and also promote the local economy. In 1955, Xinjiang was turned into an autonomous region from a province. In the last decades, the East Turkistan independent movement, separatist conflict and the influence of radical Islam have both resulted in unrest in the region, with occasional terrorist attacks and cla ...