| Northern Kazakhstan | |
| Information | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
|---|---|
| Location | |
 52 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ N 69 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ E | |
the northern Kazakhstan includes the provinces of Kostanai, North Kazakhstan, Pavlodar and Aqmola. It is home to the country's new capital, as well as most of the country's major industrial cities.
Understand
North Kazakhstan is also home to most of the Russian ethnic minority in Kazakhstan. We leave Central Asia in this region and head for cold Siberia.
Cities
- 1 Aksu – Mid-sized coal mining town, which also houses a large power station.
- 2 Nursoultan – The national capital
- 3 Ekibastuz – A large coal town, home to the world's largest open-cast coal field and former home of prisoner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
- 4 Kokshetau (Kökşetaw, Көкшетау) – Administrative center of the province of Aqmola
- 5 Kostanai – One of the few towns in the north of tourist interest, with an interesting mosque, several memorials and a few hotels that cater to people other than businessmen in the energy sector.
- 6 Pavlodar – The oldest Russian city in the country, founded in 1720, closed until 1992 for its military importance in the production of tanks, housing a very impressive mosque, as well as other interesting Orthodox churches and various memorials.
- 7 Petropavl – A former Russian fortress town, now the center of the province of North Kazakhstan
- 8 Roudny – Mining town
Other destinations
- 1 Bayanaul National Park
- 2 Bourabai National Park – Little Switzerland is a place not to be missed on your trip to Kazakhstan. A few hours by train from Astana, hotels are in high demand in summer and early booking is required. Camping can be done without any problem because nature is quite wild. However, the place was chosen as a tourist resort and in the next few years it could lose its wild appearance.
- 3 Naurzum State Nature Reserve (Kostanai province) – Along with Korgalzhyn (below), this nature reserve includes the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Saryarka - Steppe and the Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan. Both contain wetlands in the steppe, which provide rare habitat for various species of birds, many of which are endangered, as well as various other species of steppe flora and fauna.
- 4 Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve (Aqmola province) – Korgalzhyn differs from Naurzum for its population of flamingos.
To go
By plane
- 1 Kokshetau Airport (IATA : KOV, ICAO: UACK) (13 km east-northeast of Kokshetau)
- 2 Pavlodar Airport (IATA : PWQ, ICAO: UASP, Халықаралық Павлодар Әуежайы) (8 km south-east of Pavlodar)
- 3 Kostanai Airport (IATA : KSN, ICAO: UAUU, Қостанай халықаралық әуежайы) (2 km west of Kostanaï)
