Atlas of Kazakhstan
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General maps
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Карта Республики Казахстан Map of Kazakhstan |
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Карта Республики Казахстан на русском языке Map of Kazakhstan in Russian |
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Карта Республики Казахстан Map of Kazakhstan |
Maps of divisions
This section holds maps of the administrative divisions.
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Қазақстан әкімшілік бірліктері Административное деление Казахстана Provinces of Kazakhstan |
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Провинции Казахстан (на русском) Provinces of Kazakhstan (in Russian) |
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Rayons of Kazakhstan |
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Города Казахстана Alternative map |
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Almaty oblysy
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Aqmola oblysy
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Aqtöbe oblysy
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Atyraū oblysy
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East Kazakhstan / Shyghys Qazaqstan
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Mangghystaū oblysy
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North Kazakhstan / Soltüstik Qazaqstan
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Pavlodar oblysy
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Qaraghandy oblysy
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Qostanay oblysy
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Qyzylorda oblysy
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South Kazakhstan / Ongtüstik Qazaqstan
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West Kazakhstan / Batys Qazaqstan
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Zhambyl oblysy
History maps
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Kazakhstan, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Kazakhstan.
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Map of Scythia 100 BC |
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In present-day Kazakhstan is part of the Turk Khanate since the sixth century. This map shows the Western (purple) and Eastern (blue) Göktürk Khaganates at their height, ca. 600 CE. Lighter areas show direct rule; darker areas show spheres of influence. In the 10th century the state of the Ogusians is formed in the tenth century. |
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The area is conquered by the Mongols in the thirteenth century. This map shows the Empire of Genghis Khan at his death in 1227l |
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Map showing changes in borders of the Mongol Empire from founding by Genghis Khan in 1206, Genghis Khan's death in 1227 to the rule of Kublai Khan (1260–1294). (Uses modern day borders)
Mongol Empire
By 1294 the empire had split into: Empire of the Great Khan (Yuan Dynasty)
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| Following this conquest administrative districts are established, which eventually become the territories of the Kazakh Khanate. The Kazakhs emerge from a mixture of tribes living in the region in about the 15th century and by the middle of the 16th century had developed a common language, culture and economy. In the early 1600s, the Kazakh Khanate separates into the Senior, Middle and Junior Hordes, confederations based on extended family networks. Between 1652 and 1680 the khanate is under Dzungarian suzerainty. After the death of Khan Kaip I in 1718, several khans are elected in different parts of the Kazakh Khanate. This means the final disunification of the khanate. |
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Central Asia in 1900 |
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At the disintegration of Russia in 1917 Kazakhstan proclaims independence. The area is invaded by Russian communists in 1920 and by 1925 Kazakhstan is under control of the Soviet Union. It is an autonomous republic within Russia since 1920 and it becomes a a seperate union member in 1936. For more maps see the Atlas of the Soviet Union. |
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Kazakhstan in the Soviet Union. Following the 1991 abortive coup attempt in Moscow and the subsequent dissolution of the USSR, Kazakhstan declared independence in 1991 as the Republic of Kazakhstan. |
Old maps
This section holds copies of original general maps more than 70 years old.
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Map of Central Asia from Meyers Konversationslexikons (1885-1900), showing what is now Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and parts of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and China |
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The map of Russian Turkestan and Khanates of Khiva and Bukhara, from Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (1890-1907). The area shown on the map includes the entire territory of today's Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, almost all of Uzbekistan, eastern part of Turkmenistan, and south-eastern Kazakhstan. |
Notes and references
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General remarks:
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