Turkic Republics and Communities:
Kazakhstan Links

Last Updated: February 27, 2012

  • Kazakhstan: Music From Almati, by Wolf Dietrich (CD)
  • Dombra From Kazakhstan, Volume 1 (CD)
  • Dombra From Kazakhstan, Volume 2 (CD)
  • Apples Are from Kazakhstan: The Land that Disappeared, by Christopher Robbins
  • Odyssey Kazakhstan: Nomadic Routes from Caspian to Altai, by Dagmar Schreiber
  • Kazakhstan (Bradt Guide), by Paul Brummell
  • Kazakhstan, by Dave Bhavna
  • Colloquial Kazakh, by Zhoumagaly Abouv
  • Subscribe to Egemen Kazakhstan (Newspaper published by Kazakhstani government)
  • Subscribe to Oil and Gas Kazakhstan (Magazine)
  • Subscribe to Kazakhstan Energy Monthly (Magazine)
  • Subscribe to Kazakhstan and Contemporary World (Magazine)

    • KAZAKHSTAN (QAZAQSTAN)

    Kazakhstan is Central Asia's largest country and gained its independence in 1991. Its population includes Kazakhs, Uyghurs, Uzbeks, Tatars, Russians, and Ukrainians, with the Kazakhs in the majority. It is a land with steppes, deserts, mountains, canyons, rivers, and lakes. Major cities include Almaty, Karaganda, Chimkent, Taraz, Astana, Aqtobe, Aqtau, Atyrau, and Qostanay.

    Banks, Investments, and Stock Market:

  • ATF Bank
  • Banker.kz - banking in Kazakhstan, in Russian
  • BankPozitiv
  • BankTuranAlem
  • Bank Centercredit, Almaty
  • Citibank Kazakhstan
  • HSBC Kazakhstan
  • Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)
  • Kazakhstan Investment and Business Guide - by Kazkommerts Securities
  • Banki Kazakhstana - in Russian
  • Kazakhstanskii Tsentr Mezhbankovskikh Raschetov - in Russian
  • Kazkommertsbank
  • National Bank of Kazakstan - in Russian
  • TexaKaBank: Bank of Texas and Kazakhstan
  • The World Bank Group in Kazakhstan

    Businesses:

  • Kazakh Crafts and Souvenirs, Almaty - silk fabric paintings, miniatures, quilts, rugs, and other crafts, plus music and books
  • Vnedrencheskii tsentr "Reyting", Ust'-Kamenogorsk - tax consultation
  • Actis Systems Asia
  • Advantek International, Inc.
  • JSC "Almatygorstroy" Inc. - business-centre leasing
  • Almaty International Insurance Group Open Jointstockholding Company - insurance
  • Akparat Sprint Ltd. Co.
  • AlmaTV - cable television company
  • Almatygorophopmlenie, Almaty
  • Altel - cellular phones
  • The American Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan
  • Kazaeronavigatsiya (Air Navigation System of the Republic of Kazakhstan)
  • AraneaScientia
  • ASBIS Kazakhstan
  • Asem-Ai Company, Almaty - "Sary-Agash" bottled mineral water
  • Asia-Soft, Almaty - technology
  • Astana Motors - cars
  • AOOT "ASTRA" - agriculture, in Russian
  • Autopanorama - cars
  • Azimut Energy Services
  • Bakhus, Almaty - champagne and cognac producer
  • Bazar - shopping, in Russian
  • Becker and K - in Russian
  • BestMemory - technology
  • BRIF Central Asia
  • Bukhara-Carpets.com, Almaty - antique and modern hand-made rugs from Central Asia, Persia, and the Caucasus
  • Butya Co. Ltd. - trade, distribution, and sales
  • Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Check Point Central Asia - real estate, consulting
  • Gruppa Kompanii "Almakom" - climate control devices
  • Diamant, Karaganda - computers and peripherals
  • eAdvertising.kz: Elektronnaya Reklama - in Russian
  • ECA Group
  • Building Firm "Elistroy"
  • European Business Association of Kazakhstan
  • Folding Space - furniture company
  • Gamma Technologies, Almaty
  • Glotur - in Russian
  • GSM in Kazakhstan - phones, in Russian
  • Imanali - computers, peripherals, office equipment
  • A-Business Directory - in Russian
  • InSpe Computers
  • Lyubie Novie Avtomobili - cars, in Russian
  • OAO "Shubarkol'skii Razrez" - in Russian
  • National Atomic Company "Kazatomprom"
  • The Securities Market and Privatization in the Republic of Kazakstan
  • KazExpoService, Almaty - organizes fairs and exhibitions
  • KazInnerBeauty, Almaty - exhibitions, in Russian
  • Kazpost (Kazakhstan Postal Service)
  • Kazakhstan Cellular (K-Cell)
  • "KEGOC" (Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company)
  • Almaty Kilem - rug manufacturer
  • K-Mobile - cellular phone services
  • Kazkommerts-Life - life insurance company
  • Koksu Mining Company
  • Konfety Karagandy - confectionaries
  • KPMG in Kyrgyzstan - audit, tax, and advisory services
  • Reklamnoye Agenstvo "KIIK" - advertising agency
  • Kupida - electronics
  • Line Company Ltd. - in Russian
  • LogyCom - computers
  • Maslodel - food products manufacturer
  • NEWTECH Distribution
  • Nissa - network customs broker
  • Katalog Avtomobil'nix ob''yavleniy - cars
  • Orken Film Distribution
  • OTC Ltd. - phones, in Russian
  • Petro Kazakhstan Inc. - oil and gas
  • Procter and Gamble Central Asia, Almaty
  • Planeta Elektroniki - in Russian
  • PlusMicro Ltd., Karaganda - in Russian
  • PULSER, Almaty
  • Rahat, Karaganda - furniture supplier
  • Kazakhstan Temir Zholi (Kazakhstan Railways) - in Russian
  • Scott Holland Estates - real estate in Kazakhstan
  • Parasang Online - hardware and Internet services
  • RoadAd Outdoor Advertising
  • Semey Computers, Semipatalinsk
  • Subaru Center Kazakhstan - cars
  • The Rice Group, Central Asia
  • Toyota Center Almaty - cars
  • Translated.kz Translation Agency
  • Transsystem, Almaty - freight forwarding company
  • TrubRemCentre - tubing production and repair
  • Triade
  • Computer Centre "Rating", Ust-Kamenogorsk
  • Valyut-Tranzit, Karaganda
  • Wellcommunications Company - in Russian
  • VIYAKO - heating and climatic equipment
  • Geological Company "Yuggeo"

    Education and Research:

  • Adilet Law School, Almaty - in Russian
  • The Kazakh State University of Agriculture, Almaty
  • The Almaty Institute of Power Engineering and Telecommunications
  • Almaty Polytechnic College
  • The British Council Kazakhstan, Almaty
  • Cisco Internet Training Center
  • Institute Manager - Economist "Daulet", Almaty
  • Eurasian Institute of Market, Almaty - in Russian
  • Alma-Ata School of Management, Almaty
  • Aktyubinskoye Istoricheskoye Obshchestvo Istoricheskiy fakul'tet AGU im. K. Zhubanova
  • International Academy of Business, Almaty
  • Kazakh-American University, Almaty
  • Kazakh-American University, Almaty
  • Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism
  • Kazakh Academy of Labour and Social Relations, Almaty
  • Kazakh Academy of Architecture
  • Kazakh State Law Academy, Almaty
  • Al-Farabi Kazakh State National University, Almaty
  • The Kazakstan Institute of Management, Economics, and Strategic Research
  • Design Academy "Kazgor", Almaty and Astana - in Russian
  • Kazakhstan School of Public Health, Almaty
  • Karaganda State Technical University
  • Karaganda State University
  • Institute of Mathematics, Almaty
  • National Nuclear Center
  • Kazakhstan National Technical University, Almaty
  • South Kazakhstan Open University
  • Pavlodar University
  • Pavlodar State University
  • Economico-Technical Educational Complex, Petropavlovsk
  • Kainar University, Almaty
  • Stepnogorsk Humanitarian-Technical College
  • Almaty Technological University - in Russian
  • Turan University, Almaty
  • Axmet Yasawi University
  • Kazakhstanskiy Finansovo-Ekonomicheskiy Universitet, Karaganda

    Government:

  • Agentstvo po chrezvichaynim situatsiyam - in Russian
  • Customs System, Almaty
  • Canadian Embassy in Almaty, Kazakhstan
  • Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Tsentral'no-Kazakhstanskoye Territorial'noye - geology administration and mineral resources conservation in central Kazakhstan
  • Customs System, Karaganda
  • Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Kapchagay Geological and Industrial Expedition
  • Agency on State Service Affairs
  • Agency on Investments
  • National Patent Office, Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Customs System of Kazakhstan
  • Kostanai Region
  • Mangystau Region
  • Website of the Mayor of Almaty
  • Committee for Standardization, Metrology, and Certification
  • Ministry of State Revenues
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Ministry of Finance
  • Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan
  • The Official Kazakhstan Site - in Russian and English - vast resource
  • Agency on Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan
  • U.S. Embassy in Almaty

    Internet and Telecommunications Services:

  • ASTEL (Arna-Sprint) Online
  • Web Studio ATIS
  • Atyrau - Regional Telecommunication Service - in Russian
  • Central I.S.P. - in Russian
  • EKSI, Pavlodar - in Russian
  • The Kazakhstan Freenet
  • Golden Telecom
  • Host.kz
  • Intelsoft Kazakhstan
  • Almatytelecom
  • Nursat, Karaganda
  • Kaz ART Studio - website design, hosting, search optimization
  • Kepter Telekom Internet Service Provider
  • KazInformTelecom (K.I.T.)
  • Millmax Internet Solution and Service Provider
  • Netel Communications
  • NET Style
  • NURSAT - telecommunications joint venture
  • Internet-Agency "o2 Design" - in Russian
  • Kazakhstan Online - in Russian
  • RELCOM - in Russian
  • Internet Training Center
  • SemeyNet
  • INCOM server.kz - in Russian
  • Regional'naya Sluzhba Telekommunikatsii Gorod Shimkent - in Russian
  • All WWW-Kazakhstan - in Russian
  • South Network Group - in Russian
  • Kazaktelekom
  • Telegraf
  • Service Center "TUMAR"
  • YSA-Firm Internet Service Provider

    Libraries:

  • Pavlodar Regional Universal Scientific Library Named After S. Toraygirov, Pavlodar
  • Scientific Library of Al-Farabi Kazakh State National University
  • Republican Scientific and Technical Library, Karaganda Branch
  • "Mitsva" Kazakhstan's City Library, Almaty - Judaica and more
  • National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty
  • Republican Scientific and Technical Library, Petropavlovsk Branch
  • The East Kazakhstan Regional Library of A. S. Pushkin
  • Scientific and Technical Library of Kazakhstan, Almaty

    Music:

  • Jazz in Kazakhstan
  • Rakhat Turlykhanov - Official Site - Kazakh singer
  • Bibigul' Tulegenovoy - Kazakh concert-hall singer, in Russian
  • Muzika na Site.kz - in Russian

    News:

  • Agentstvo "Izdatel'", Delovoy Ust'-Kamenogorsk - in Russian
  • Avtomobilist, Karaganda - weekly newspaper in Russian
  • Ak Zhaiyk, Atyrau - in Russian
  • CaspioNet - national satellite channel
  • Computer Club Magazine - in Russian
  • Tvoi Shans
  • Continent - magazine in Russian
  • Delovaya Nedelya - weekly economic newspaper in Russian
  • The Almaty Herald Weekly - newspaper
  • Gazeta Kapital - weekly business news in Russian
  • Kazakhstanskaya Pravda - daily newspaper in Russian
  • Novosti Nyedyeli - newspaper in Russian
  • Noviy Vestnik, Karaganda - newspaper in Russian
  • Gazeta "Lada", Aktau
  • Media Provinces - in Russian
  • Oil Review - in Russian
  • Panorama - weekly newspaper in Russian
  • InformVest, Petropavlovsk - weekly newspaper in Russian
  • Kazakhstan Pharmaceutical Bulletin
  • Kazakhstan Press Club
  • Respublika - news and analysis in Russian
  • Time - political newspaper in Russian
  • Newspaper "Zhas Alash" - in Russian and Kazakh

    Travel and Lodging:

  • ORBITZ: Search for flights to Kazakhstan
  • ORBITZ: Featured hotels in Kazakhstan
  • Abdi Travel
  • Advantour's Kazakhstan Travel Guide
  • Advantour's Guide to Almaty Hotels
  • Advantour's Guide to Astana Hotels
  • Air Astana
  • Air Kazakhstan
  • Airport Sary-Arka, Karaganda
  • Premier Alatau Hotel, Almaty
  • Allhotels.kz - online reservation of rooms and services in Kazakhstan hotels
  • ALA International Airport, Almaty
  • Izumrudniy Altay, Ust-Kamenogorsk - hiking tours and sporting adventures
  • ARK Company, Almaty - tourist and railroad services
  • Asia Tourism, Almaty - Central Asian tour organizer
  • Berkut Air Services
  • Calipso Travel Agency, Almaty
  • Ski Resort Chimbulak
  • Hotel Dostyk, Almaty
  • Comfort Hotel, Akmola
  • Hotel "Otrar", Almaty
  • Cosmonaut Hotel, Karaganda
  • Hotel Kazakhstan, Almaty
  • KanTengri Mountain Service
  • KazTourism, Almaty - travel services in Kazakhstan
  • Travel Agency "Kondor-tour", Almaty
  • Lachin Tour
  • Max Travel Star Agency, Almaty
  • The Regent Almaty - hotel
  • Tourist Company "Sky Eagle"
  • Hotel Sozvezdie, Karaganda
  • Tour Kazakhstan by FORT-INFORM
  • Selected Hotels in Kazakhstan
  • Rakhmanov's Springs Health Resort
  • Tourism Union of Kazakhstan
  • "Turan Asia" Travel Company, Almaty

    Other Websites in Kazakhstan:

  • AinaBulak Restaurant
  • International Public Foundation for Protection of Freedom of Speech "Adil Soz"
  • Aktobe.kz: Regional Service of National Information Technologies - in Russian
  • Almaty Regional Site
  • The Almaty Zoo - in Russian
  • Astana: New Capital of Kazakstan - in Russian
  • Atyrau City - information and portal
  • Bez Obmana - information and entertainment portal, in Russian
  • East Kazakhstan Online
  • The Bolashak Presidential Scholarship Program
  • Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish Community in Kazakhstan
  • Center of Israeli Medicine, Almaty
  • Beijing Hotel Restaurant, Almaty
  • Europa Plus Kazakhstan - in Russian
  • ExKz.org - news and views for Kazakhstan
  • Gala TV Productions - television studio
  • Global Environmental Facility, Almaty
  • GRATA Law Firm, Almaty
  • Nasledie drevnix tsivilizatsii
  • Horses of Kazakhstan
  • Oblast Children's Hospital and Polyclinic, Petropavlovsk
  • Hutorok Restaurant, Almaty - Ukrainian cuisine
  • Regional Information Center, Kostanay
  • Information and Presentation Center of the Mineral Sector of the Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Iteca - special business exhibitions
  • Kazakh Agency of Applied Ecology - independent environmental organization
  • Karaganda - Capital of Central Kazakhstan Region
  • Akezhan Kazhegeldin, Politician
  • KESTE - Kazakhstan Arts
  • Business of Kazakhstan
  • Kid's Internet Center
  • Detskoe Vremya (Kids Time) - in Russian
  • Kiss.kz - personal ads
  • Welcome to Kazakhstan
  • Kazakh National Cooking
  • Traditional Jewelry from Kazakstan
  • On the land of Abai - celebrating a Kazakh literary genius
  • Kazakhskii Yazik v Internete - Kazakh language resources
  • Kazakh-Russian and Russian-Kazakh Dictionary
  • Lyakhov.kz: Bol'shaya Entsiklopediya Kazaxstanskogo Interneta - in Russian
  • MedPharmInfo - medical information, in Russian
  • Assotsiatsiya "Mitsva" Respubliki Kazakhstan - Jewish communities, in Russian
  • Musagetes - The Civic Charitable Foundation for Culture and Humanitarian Sciences Development
  • NS Radio
  • Nuclear Technology Safety Center
  • Tsentr Mezhbankovskix i Finansovix Telekommunikatsiy - in Russian
  • Severo-Kazakhstanskaya - in Russian
  • Petropavlovsk City, North Kazakhstan - in Russian
  • Literary-Art Magazine "Prostor" - in Russian
  • Almaty Drag Racing Club
  • Radio Teks - radio station in Karaganda
  • Rakhat-TV - television
  • Religion.kz - in Russian
  • Studio of Beauty and Health "Liya" - in Russian
  • Semey.tv City Information and Portal
  • Centre of Bankruptcy and Anticrisis Management
  • Skidki.kz - portal
  • Soros Foundation - Kazakhstan
  • Spravka.kz - directory of Kazakhstani resources and places
  • Union of Professional/Occupational Workers in Utilitarian Technologies - in Russian
  • Tourist.kz - world tourism and cultural news and databases
  • Transparency Kazakhstan Anti-Corruption International Centre, Almaty
  • Aqua Park, Karaganda
  • Voice of Asia - annual music festival
  • Xgate Web Portal
  • Yellow Pages Kazakhstan - country-wide directory
  • Zakonodatel'stvo Respubliki Kazakhstan - legal matters, in Russian
  • CountZero - portal
  • Restaurant Zheruik, Almaty - classic Kazakh cuisine
  • ZdravPlus - development of health care systems in Central Asia

    External Websites:

  • Genetics of Kazakh People
  • KazakPeople - virtual community for Kazakhs around the world
  • Kazakh Forum
  • KazakhstanNews
  • Welcome to Kazakstan
  • Kazakstan Culture - music, language, and more
  • Photos from Kazakhstan - photos by Denis Le Gourriérec
  • Yerzhan Yerkin uly's History of Kazakstan - essays, timeline
  • Aspan Internet Digest - in Kazakh
  • Bakhitjan Kourmanov's Collection of Kazakh Traditional Music MP3s
  • The Kazakhstan Medical Institute - in Russian
  • Chagala Hotel, Atyrau
  • Images of Kazakhstan
  • Central Asia Business Project of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
  • Kazak.de - in German
  • Jonathan F. Laatsch's "Kazakstan As I Know It"
  • Hyatt Regency Almaty - hotel
  • Map of Kazakstan
  • RFE/RL: Kazak Service - radio broadcasts
  • Radio Azattyq - RFE/RL
  • Consulate of Kazakhstan in New York, NY, USA
  • Consulate of Kazakhstan in Toronto, Canada
  • Embassy of Kazakhstan to the USA and Canada
  • Embassy of Kazakhstan in Israel
  • Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Russian Federation
  • STANTOURS: Kazakhstan - travel resources and tours
  • Simurg Travel: Kazakhstan - travel resources and tours
  • Kazakh National Dishes - recipes, in Russian
  • The Virtual Jewish History Tour: Kazakhstan - essay by Alden Oreck
  • FJC: Jewish Communities in Kazakhstan
  • TED Case Study: Kazakhstan and Oil
  • Kazak Language Profile
  • Omniglot: Kazakh Language, Alphabet, and Pronunciation
  • Embassy of Turkey in Astana, Kazakhstan

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