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The nomadic way of life began to change in the 1800s, when the Russian Empire conquered the Kazakhstan region. Many Russians settled in the area, which greatly reduced the grazing lands needed for herds. Kazakhstan became part of the Soviet Union in 1922, and Kazakh nomads began to settle in rural villages or cities. There are... some Kazakhs who still live the nomadic way of life, moving with their yurts and herds to summer pastures every year.
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An unmanned Russian rocket has crashed after blasting off from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan. RFE/RL's Kazakh Service correspondent in Almaty, Danabek Bimenov, reports that no one was injured in the incident early today, which officials said was caused by an engine malfunction.
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Petropavlovsk is located in the northern part of Kazakhstan, close to the Russian border. It is not a big city but has very interesting and rich history. The city has a theatre, a television station, and a teacher-training institute.
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The tenge, often denoted by KZT, is the official unit of currency of Kazakhstan. The currency is subdivided into 100 tiyin, and was introduced in November 1993 after the fall of the USSR to replace the Russian ruble. The name tenge means "balance" or "scale" in Kazakh, and is closely related to the Russian word daingey and the Chinese word tengse.
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