Description

Kazakhstan Travel Reference Map

Kazakhstan is one of the many breakaway countries that split off from the Soviet empire when it spectacularly imploded in 1989/90. It is a very large country, and it shares a long border with Russia.

Side one of this Kazakhstan Travel Reference Map shows the western portion of the country from the Caspian Sea to Zhezqazghan, including the remaining portions of the Aral Sea, which it shares with neighbouring Uzbekistan. This side also includes a very good inset map of Almaty, the capital.

The second side covers the eastern portion of the country, including Almaty, which is strategically placed on the ancient Silk Road joining China to Europe and is fairly close to Bishkek, a former trading fortress, now in Uzbekistan. Today’s border with China is only a short distance from the capital.