Karaganda Region, Administrative region in central Kazakhstan
Karaganda Region is an administrative territory in central Kazakhstan, spreading across wide steppe areas, desert sections, and several rivers including the Nura. The territory includes both flat plains and mountain ranges that add height and contours to the otherwise open landscape.
This territory formed during the 1930s when Soviet authorities developed large mining operations and built labor camps for political prisoners. Later, during the war years and deportations, new groups arrived from different parts of the Soviet Union, shaping the character of the territory as it is today.
This region keeps alive the memory of different peoples who arrived here over decades, preserving their languages and customs in small local museums and cultural houses. Today, many villages still show Russian-style homes standing beside traditional Kazakh yurts and German farmhouses from the Soviet era.
The territory connects through a network of highways and railway lines that run from the capital Astana in several directions. An international airport near Karaganda offers direct flights to multiple cities and makes arrival from abroad easier.
The Karkaraly National Park holds the Kyzylarai mountain range with peaks over 1500 m (4920 ft), standing as green islands in the otherwise dry steppe landscape. These mountains shelter forests and springs that provide habitat for many animal species rarely found elsewhere in the surrounding area.
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