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Kazakhstan to build Yessik and Berel visit centres

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Kazakhstan plans to build the Yessik and Berel visit centres in 2022, Kazinform reports.

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14.05.2021 13:36

‘Turkestan’ by Bobby Jones and Jack Stern discovered at the US Congress Library archives

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM ‘Turkestan’, the Broadway song hit in 1919, was discovered at the US Congress Library archives as a result of the Farab Library scientific research, the Instagram account of the Elbasy’s press service reads.

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12.05.2021 10:04

Ethno-fashion contest dated to 30th anniversary of Independence held

KOKSHETAU. KAZINFORM Traditional clothing contest Ethno-fashion, dated to the 30th anniversary of Independence, took place in Kokshetau, Kazinform correspondent reports.

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31.03.2021 11:11

António Guterres congratulates all on the International Day of Nowruz

NEW YORK. KAZINFORM António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, congratulated allon the International Day of Nowruz, the UN Web TV’s official website reads.

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19.03.2021 11:33

International conference dedicated to the 880th anniversary of Nizami Ganjavi held

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Today, a joint international conference «Nizami Ganzhaui 880 years: his contribution to the world heritage» was held by the International Turkic Academy and the Nizami Ganjavi International Center.

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11.03.2021 12:05

UNESCO calls for proposals for the 2021 Silk Roads Youth Research Grant

PARIS. KAZINFORM UNESCO launches a call for young women and men under the age of 35 to apply for the 2021 ‘Silk Roads Youth Research Grant’. 12 research grants of USD 10,000 will be awarded. The Grant aims to mobilize young researchers for further study of the Silk Roads shared heritage.

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26.01.2021 12:51

Across China: 1,400-yr-old tomb with white marble bed reveals religious exchanges on Silk Road

ZHENGZHOU. KAZINFORM Archaeologists have discovered a 1,400-year-old tomb containing a white marble bed in central China's Henan Province, where elements of both Buddhism and a Persian religion have been found.

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05.01.2021 11:40

TURKSOY Abai Order awarded in Ukraine

KYIV. KAZINFORM On December 25 Kazakh Embassy in Ukraine held an awarding ceremony of the TURKSOY Abai Commemorative Order, Kazinform reports.

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25.12.2020 21:02

Legacy of Abai and Al-Farabi is heritage and pride of the whole world

ASHGABAT-NUR-SULTAN-BAKU. KAZINFORM In commemoration of the 175th anniversary of the great Kazakh poet, philosopher Abai Kunanbayev and the 1150th anniversary of the outstanding Turkic scientist, philosopher, Abu Nasr Al-Farabi, the Embassy organized an online-roundtable with the participation of scientists from the International Turkic Academy, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan: professor of the Kazakh National University after Al-Farabi, Dr. Zhakypbek Altay, Head of the Department of Philosophy of KazNU, PhD Asset Kuranbek, Associate Professor of the Department of Turkic Studies at Baku State University, head of the Abay Center at BSU Fatima Dursunova, Chief Expert of the International Turkic Academy Akyedil Toyshanuly, the Kazakh MFA’s press service informs.

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24.12.2020 16:43

Al-Farabi Center inaugurated in Japan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM On December 22, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Japan Yerlan Baudarbek-Kozhatayev, President of the University of Tsukuba Kyosuke Nagata, and Rector of the al-Farabi Kazakh National University Galimkair Mutanov (attended online) inaugurated the al-Farabi Center in Japan.

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23.12.2020 17:10

Togyzqumalaq game inscribed on Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

PARIS. KAZINFORM Togyzqumalaq intelligence game was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the Kazakh MFA’s press service informs.

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18.12.2020 11:10

Selected works of Chokan Valikhanov published in English for first time

LONDON. KAZINFORM Cambridge University Press, in partnership with the Embassy of Kazakhstan in the UK and with the support of the Akimat of the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan’s National Bureau of Translations and the Chokan Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology launched the first ever English-language collection of selected works of Chokan Valikhanov, one of the most prominent Kazakh scholars of the 19th century.

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18.12.2020 10:29

Al Farabi and Akzhan Mashani books presented in Almaty

ALMATY. KAZINFORM The International Turkic Academy presented the Al Farabi and Akzhan Mashani books at the Al Farabi Kazakh National University.

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02.12.2020 21:18

Stone stele dated back to VIII-VII cc. B.C. found in Kazakhstan

PAVLODAR. KAZINFORM The seventh stele of the Stone Age was discovered in Pavlodar region, Kazakhstan.

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07.11.2020 11:09

Al Farabi legacy int’l forum held in Kazakh capital

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM «Harmony of civilizations along the Silk Road» international forum dated to the 1150th anniversary of great thinker and scientist Abu Nasr Al Farabi was held online in Nur-Sultan.

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19.10.2020 21:07

2000-year-old city ruins opens to public in north China

SHIJIAZHUANG. KAZINFORM A relics park built on the ruins of an ancient city opened to the public on Monday in north China's Hebei Province.

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28.09.2020 20:48

Golden treasure unearthed in E Kazakhstan

TARBAGATAI DISTRICT. KAZINFORM Another sensational discovery is made in the Yleke Sazy valley in Tarbagatai district, the regional information centre reports.

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04.09.2020 10:33

Centres of national handicraftsmanship to open in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM «Centres of national handicraftsmanship will open in the regions of Kazakhstan,» Vice Minister of Culture and Sports Nurgissa Daueshov told a briefing.

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03.09.2020 17:30

Sub-Regional Training for Trainers in field of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Central Asia held

ALMATY. KAZINFORM Quarantine and lockdown measures in Central Asian countries have disrupted many activities.

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28.08.2020 13:54

Ancient khanaka unearthed at Kultobe settlement

TURKESTAN. KAZINFORM - During this year's archaeological excavations on the territory of the most ancient part of the city of Turkestan, the settlement of Kultobe, scientists have discovered a unique structure - an ancient Sufi monastery called khanaka (dervish lodge), Kazinform reports citing the press service of the Kazakh Research Institute of Culture.

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06.08.2020 21:18

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