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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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Placed in honour of Korkyt Ata, who lived in VIII-IX centuries. Korkyt has completely devoted his life to searches of immortality of human soul. He brought good and happiness to the people playing kobyz, there were wisdom and philosophy in his poetry.

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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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Baikonur Cosmodrome - the first and the largest in the world space center, located on the territory of Kazakhstan, near the village of Tyuratam. Occupies the area of 6 717 sq.km.

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Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan is the only one active cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church in Kyzylorda and Kyzylorda region of Kazakhstan.

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Aral region has a system of lakes, one of the largest is "Kambash" lake.

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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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Kyzylorda Museum was founded in 1939. Its first exposition was located in another church.

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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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