North-Kazakhstan Region
Kazakhstan Regions
Yaitsky town was founded as one of the military posts, which were called to guard borders of the Russian State from nomads' raids. The river full of fish, beautiful water meadows and fertile soil attracted kazaks. The ancient part of the town is "kurenei". Uralsk - the ancient town of the North-Western Kazakhstan was founded in 1613-1622 on the European bank of the Ural River under the name of Yaitsky town.
The industry of Uralsk is closely connected with refining of agricultural row-materials. There are the most largest tannery and felt factory in Kazakhstan, the fourth powerful meat-tinned factory in Kazakhstan, and one of the largest flour- milling and cereals factory in CIS. Also there is developing of metal refining industry. There are many interesting memorials, which are invaluable properties as: the building of former Russian-Kazakh school (now it is a museum of historical and regional studies); the architectural monument of the XVIII century - Mikhailo-Arkhangelsky Cathedral (was built in 1751) - the witness of the Peasant's war 1773-1775 by the leading of Pugachev E.. The temple of the Christ Savior - an architectural monument of the XIX century; the building of the troop's school, where the leaders of the western section of Alash Orda Khalel and Zhansha Dosmukhamedov had studied. Studying the history of the town one can often hear the words "the ancient in Kazakhstan" theatre, museum, library, school, etc. In the chronicle of the town were such names as: Krylov I.A., Pushkin A.S., Zhukovsky V.A., Dal V.A., Shevchenko T.G., Makhambet Utemisov, Plesheev A.N., Tolstoi L.N., Korolenko V.G., Saken Seifulin, Sabit Mukanov, PravdukhinV.P., Gabdola Tukai, Sholokhov M.A., and others.
The Western Kazakhstan oblast is situated in the northwestern of republic, the territory is 151,2 thousands sqkm. The max length from west to east is 585km, from north to south is 425km. It borders on Orenburgskaya, Saratovskaya, Volgogradskaya, Astrakhanskaya (Russian Federation), Atyrauskaya, Mangystauskaya, Aktubinskaya oblasts. The Ural River flows from north to south of oblast. Shalkar Lake (the total territory of it is 210sqkm) is situated in 30km east of the Ural River. Situating on the border of Europe and Asia there were historical events such as: the rebellion leading by Pugachev, the national-liberation rebellion leading by Datov S. in 1783-1797; the movement of Kazakh poverty against feudal exploitation and colonial yoke of tsarizm leading by Isatai Taimanov and Makhambet Utemisov (1836-1838). Uralsk was the closest rear unit of Stalinigradsky front in 1942-1943. In 1801 the Bukeevskoye khanstvo was founded in Uralsk.
Near Ural is the Motherland of the great composers as: Kurmangazy, Dauletkerei, Mukhit, Dina; of the great singers as: Khadisha Bukeeva, Roza Dzhamanova, Garifulla Kurmangaliev; of the great poets and writers as: Khamza Esenzhanov, Tair Zharokov, Kadyr Myrzaliev; of the first woman, the hero of the patriotic war, conferred on Manshuk Mametova the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Near Ural today is one of the industrial and cultural centers of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The rich history of the region on the border of European and Asian parts of the continent has a big possibilities to meet hospitably people, who wonder to see a wonderful Uralsk town, and steppe spaciousness; to contemplate the sea smooth of Shalkar Lake; to study the monuments of the ancient history and culture, and distinctive architecture, most of buildings, visiting of the Karachaganak petrochemical complex.
Nature. Shalkar Lake is situated in the territory of Uralsk, the total area of which is 242sqkm. The depth is 12m; the water is salty. Two mountains Santas and Sosai (H-94m) surround the lake. There are more than 238 kinds of plants on the Sosai mountain.
Excursions in Uralsk: excursion by motor-ship by the Ural River; visiting the museum of historical and regional studies; visiting the house-museum of E.Pugachev; the rest on Shalkar Lake; visiting the house-museum of M.Mametova.
Petropavlovsk was founded in 1752 on the bank of Ishim as the main fortress of Peter and Pavel on the Newishim line of the Russian military consolidation. In 1807 the consolidation was renamed in Petrapavlovsk town. In 1894 Petrapavlovsk became the largest crossing post with a building of Transsiberian main line. Today Petropavlovsk is an important industrial and cultural center and the largest rail junction.
Joint project of OrexCA.com and KTA & KAGIR. Information is taken from CD "All about tourism in Kazakhstan"
Tailor-made tours to Kazakhstan >>>
| 
