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Leninsk City, the capital of the cosmodrome, in 1995 renamed Baikonur. Today the population of Baikonur is 70 thousand people. Baikonur is situated in the heart of the vast Kazakh steppes. Baikonur (Baikonyr) - the name of geographical point on the map of Kazakhstan, where on the spurs of the mountains of Ulytau is located village Baikonur, which gave its name to the world famous cosmodrome.
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There are rare species of flora and fauna in Barsakelmes. These are artiodactyl animals, mammals, predators, rodents, amphibians, birds, insects, and also more than 256 species of plants. The disappearance of rare species of fish in connection with the withering of the sea is compensated by the emergence of new species of animals and plants.
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The mosque was built in 1878 by order of the local rich man Aitbai. The masters from Aulieata took part in construction of the mosque. In 1980 it was examined by the group of architects from the institute "Kazproektrestavratsiya." Mosque is located in the center of the city. Its shape is elongated rectangle.
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The Aral Sea, which almost coincides with Central Asia, is located in the heart of Eurasia. Basin covers the whole territory of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, the majority of Turkmenistan, the three provinces of the Kyrgyz Republic (Osh, Jalalabad, Naryn), the southern part of Kazakhstan (two regions: Kyzylorda and South Kazakhstan) and the northern part of Afghanistan and Iran.
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Monument to the first cosmonaut Y. Gagarin was made on the draft of O. Pesotskikh and put in the park between the house of communications and building of the city administration. Also the street along which the astronauts enter the city from the airport named after Y.A Gagarin.
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