Kazakhstan: Christmas

On Tuesday I got four postcards: one from Kazakhstan, one from Australia, one from Austria and one from the United Arab Emirates.

The card from Kazakhstan is a Christmas card.

Stamps:
Flora and Fauna of Kazakhstan (two from set of six) (issued 19-07-2001)

Thank You very much Assel!

Kazakhstan: Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi

Today I got two postcards from Kazakhstan.

One of them shows the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Turkestan. The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi was built between 1389 and 1405 to replace an older mausoleum of the famous Turkic poet and Sufi mystic. It was built at the behest of Mongul ruler Timur and is the first example of the Timurid architectural style. In 2003 it became the first UNESCO World Heritage Site of Kazakhstan.

Stamps:
Mikhail Lermontov (from set of two) (issued 2014)
15 years since the Renaming of Akmola to Astana (from set of eight) (issued 04-07-2013)

Thank You very much Jane!

Kazakhstan: Petroglyphs in the Tamgaly Gorge

Today I got two postcards from Kazakhstan.

One of them shows the Petroglyphs in the Tamgaly Gorge. In the Tamgaly Gorge circa 5000 petroglyphs can be found, which were mainly created in the Bronze Age. According to experts they were once used for sacrificial offerings. Since 2004 are the Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Stamps:
Malik Gabdullin (from set of two) (issued 18-06-2015)
Space Station "Mir" (from set of two) (issued 10-04-2008)

Thank You very much Jane!

Kazakhstan: Astana with Postcrossing Stamp

Yesterday I got six postcards: My first card from Kazakhstan, one from Finland, one from Portugal, one from Germany, one from Norway and one from Mexico.

Kazakhstan is a country in Eastern Europe and Central Asia bordering on Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. It is the World's largest landlocked country and ninth largest country. In 1991 it was the last Soviet Republic to declare its independence from the Soviet Union.

The card shows the Khan Shatyr in Astana. Astana replaced Almaty as capital of Kazakhstan in 1997. The city was earlier known as Akmola and just got the name Astana, which means capital in Kazakh, in 1998. It is a planned city and has many futuristic buildings. In 2017 Astana will host the Expo.

Stamp:
Postcrossing (issued 07-11-2015)

Thank You very much Jane!