{"id":2514,"date":"2020-07-22T05:47:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T05:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/?page_id=2514"},"modified":"2025-04-21T11:07:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T11:07:10","slug":"kazakh-culture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/kazakhstan\/kazakh-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Kazakh Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2514\" class=\"elementor elementor-2514\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81c45cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"81c45cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0860d16 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0860d16\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c06262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c06262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kazakh culture and traditions<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0910a16 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0910a16\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1cf0ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f1cf0ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c73f69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c73f69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kazakh Culture, customs, clothing, cuisine, games and more<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd8202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccd8202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">Kazakhstan is a multinational and multicultural country with a vast territory. <\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Kazakh culture is not<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0only\u00a0a mixture of nations, but it has also inherited a lot from different nearby cultures, including China, Mongolia, and other Turkic cultures (like Kyrgyzstan) and, of course, Russia. Despite such a blend of cultures, each nation of Kazakhstan has carefully preserved its cultural traditions and customs.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222; background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px;\"><br \/>The core of Kazakh culture comes from their pastoral nomadic way of life which is best preserved in the <a href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/kazakhstan\/destinations-kz\/almaty\/\">Almaty<\/a> and East Kazakhstan&#8217;s Altai regions, where <a href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/tengrism\/\">Tengrism<\/a> is still also practiced. The western part of the country has a different culture due to the Caspian Sea and the more semi-desert landscape.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; color: #222222;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; color: #222222;\">Kazakh culture includes the traditional yurt dwelling, a tent made of felt, which is still often used as a home and as a modern decorative object. In practice, yurts are used mostly by the nomads in the rural areas. Another very traditional form of Kazakh culture is the c<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #222222;\">lothing that has adapted<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #222222;\">\u00a0to the harsh\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #222222;\">steppe<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #222222;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #222222;\">climate, and the nomad lifestyle of Kazakhs<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #222222;\">\u00a0including games, crafts and several celebration rituals. The best way to observe the Kazakh culture is through our <a href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/kazakhstan\/kazakhstan-tours\/\">Kazakhstan Tours<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/central-asia-tours\/\">Central Asia Tours<\/a>. Kazakh culture, like the other Central Asian cultures, also draws from the <a href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/central-asia-guide\/zoroastrianism\/\">Zoroastrianism<\/a>, better known as fire worshipping.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4226214 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4226214\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01d1751 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"01d1751\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96cbc7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96cbc7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/culture_of_kazakhstan-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39225\" alt=\"Culture of Kazakhstan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/culture_of_kazakhstan-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/culture_of_kazakhstan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/culture_of_kazakhstan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/culture_of_kazakhstan.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-708c47c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"708c47c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0abda1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0abda1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kazakh_culture-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39229\" alt=\"Kazakh culture &amp; hospitality\" srcset=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kazakh_culture-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kazakh_culture-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kazakh_culture-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kazakh_culture.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a20814f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a20814f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3274d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c3274d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64fa8bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"64fa8bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12ad02b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12ad02b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kazakh yurt<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b7534b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b7534b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The circular, felt-covered yurt is a potent image of Kazakh culture. Few Kazakhs now live in yurts, although they are still used by some animal herders who move their animals into summer mountain pastures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9641e95 elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"9641e95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/kazakhstan\/kazakh-culture\/kazakh-yurt\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Inside_Kyrgyz_yurt.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Kyrgyz Kazakh yurt inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKazakh Yurt\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3fd862 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3fd862\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb7461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8eb7461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dca260 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dca260\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Camels in Kazakhstan<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd7c73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cd7c73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Camels played earlier an essential role in the life of nomads in different ways: as working animals (pack, harness, riding), and as a source of milk, meat, wool, and leather.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcfc7d9 elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"dcfc7d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/kazakhstan\/kazakh-culture\/kazakh-camels\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kazakhstan_guide-1024x683.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"kazakhstan guide\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKazakh Camels\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a21eaf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a21eaf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e18bf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0e18bf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-423fdd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"423fdd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kazakh Steppe<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c5167e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c5167e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd3ff9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cd3ff9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffbc1b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffbc1b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kazakhstan contains a wide variety of habitats, but of these, it is the steppe, the vast belt of dry grassland running across the country, which is at the heart of the Kazakh identity. Steppes are mostly too dry for the cultivation of crops and have therefore promoted nomadic husbandry as the way of life to Kazakh culture.\u00a0<\/p><p>The steppe landscapes, with their scent of wormwood and billowing waves of feather grass, are an enduring memory of a journey across Kazakhstan, even if the passage may at the time seem monotonous. As a summary, t<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">he steppe is the essence of Kazakhstan, its nature, its people, and its culture.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be98405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be98405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">There is nothing more evocative of Kazakhstan than to sit in the steppe on a mid-May afternoon, far from roads and listening to the lark singing while soaring in the winds, watching the waving wild tulips and experiencing the billowing cumulus clouds as they scud across the empty skies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The steppe is the sound of the wind, the sun, the herbal scent of the saxaul (Artemesia) plant and the view of distant Kazakh grave sites atop a small rising hill breaking the flatness.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The Kazakhs, more than any other Central Asian nation, are a people of the steppes and most of their culture has emerged from it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7df6c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7df6c3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e542415 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e542415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kazakh_steppe-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38803\" alt=\"Kazakh culture\" srcset=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kazakh_steppe-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kazakh_steppe-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kazakh_steppe-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kazakh_steppe.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-803c032 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"803c032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kazakh-culture-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39221\" alt=\"Kazakh culture of eagle hunting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kazakh-culture-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kazakh-culture-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kazakh-culture-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kazakh-culture.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63d91c7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63d91c7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-248d5d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"248d5d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea945c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea945c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kazakh nomad culture<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55f9873 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55f9873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The nomadic way of life never really died out in Kazakhstan. The Kazakhs and their ancestors have preserved nomadic traditions on the open steppe and the surrounding mountain and hill areas for 3 000 years.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdc98a0 elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"bdc98a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/kazakhstan\/kazakh-culture\/kazakh-nomadic-way-of-life\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/nomadic_way_of_living_kazakh_culture.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"nomadic way of living, kazakh culture\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKazakh nomadic way of life\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-387b143 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"387b143\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-427a81c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"427a81c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kazakh Cuisine<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a314a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a314a2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f60841b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f60841b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3c29e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3c29e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Kazakh cuisine is profoundly based on the nomadic past of the Kazakh people. The meat has always been dominated in the main meal with primarily mutton and horse together with numerous milk products.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The methods of preparation were developed essentially for securing food preservation.\u00a0<\/span>Kazakh cuisine is an inseparable part of the Kazakh nomad culture that mostly comprises of heavy meat based dishes. Kazakh and <a href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/kyrgyzstan\/kyrgyz-culture\/kyrgyz-food\/\">Kyrgyz foods<\/a> are mostly very close to each other with minor differences.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae35a1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae35a1d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2087147 elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"2087147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/kazakhstan\/kazakh-culture\/kazakh-food\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Kazakh_besh_barmak-1024x680.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"National Kazakh dish - Beshbarmak\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKazakh Cuisine\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdf5c41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fdf5c41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bfdb07 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0bfdb07\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ca59d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31ca59d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be63010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"be63010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9c53a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9c53a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kazakh national clothing <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46312e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46312e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kazakh traditional clothes have a long history that reflects the Kazakhs lifestyle in the steppes. The region has very hot summers strong winds and the bitter cold of winter. Therefore clothing was mainly made of woolen, cottony silk, or velvet fabrics, and outer garments were usually lined with fur.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b44dbc7 elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"b44dbc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/kazakhstan\/kazakh-culture\/kazakh-clothing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Kazakh_national_costume_old_man-1024x683.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Traditional Kazakhl man&#039;s costume\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKazakh Clothing\u200b\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf7f5e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"adf7f5e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f100d76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f100d76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d4982a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d4982a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kazakh national crafts<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a2ff2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a2ff2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kazakhstan has its unique folk crafts that originated in antiquity and developed over the years. Kazakh folk crafts formed under the influence of the nomadic culture of the Kazakh tribes. The tough and harsh life of the nomads forced Kazakh nomads to independently make everything they needed for life from what they had at hand.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-364cad6 elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"364cad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/kazakhstan\/kazakh-culture\/kazakh-national-crafts\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/wool_felt_kazakh_craft-1024x683.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Wool felt is a Central Kazakhstan craft\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKazakh National Crafts\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2c3075 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2c3075\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce36370 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ce36370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79e2fa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79e2fa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kazakh customs &amp; traditions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd09121 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd09121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aytys <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e940585 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e940585\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aitys (or Aitysh) is a singing contest, held between two agyns (improvising poets and singers in Kazakh and Kyrgyz cultures). In Aitysh performance, agyns usually play a national instrument called dombra and respond to each other in spontaneous rhyming verses on various topics.<\/p><p>Sometimes they can make sarcastic political statements, criticize each other&#8217;s style, flirt (in case of the opposite sex) and even insult one another. However, they emphasize that it is all done in good humor. In 2015 the joint Kazakh-Kyrgyz nomination &#8220;Aitys\/Aitysh, as the art of improvisation&#8221; was\u00a0 included on the<a href=\"https:\/\/ich.unesco.org\/en\/RL\/aitysh-aitys-art-of-improvisation-00997\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u00a0List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87cb29a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"87cb29a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-776ede3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"776ede3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"Shashu\" - to throw\nThrow candies and coins during celebrations<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6f33b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a6f33b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shashu is the act of showering people with sweets and money during a particular celebration, believed to bring good luck. Usually the people who are the &#8220;target&#8221; of the sweets, are expected to collect them. Shashu is customary not only in Kazakhstan, but also in Kyrgyzstan.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba5db21 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba5db21\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd9937 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bd9937\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-919dbc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"919dbc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73dbd31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73dbd31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kazakh National Games<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a57b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75a57b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Physical contests are massively popular in Kazakhstan; from wrestling in a ring to wrestling on horseback, from archery to various forms of horsemanship, all are popular at the celebrations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d77427a elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"d77427a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/kazakhstan\/kazakh-culture\/kazakh-games\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kokpar_horse_game-1024x683.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"kokpar kazakh national horse game\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKazakh National Games\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffc3a32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ffc3a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-119a64a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"119a64a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kazakhstan National Holidays<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe63c22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe63c22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kazakhstan celebrates a huge number of festivals. One of the most popular one is Nauryz. I<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">t is a New Year&#8217;s eve according to the ancient Oriental calendar and the day of the spring equinox.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed66f80 elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"ed66f80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/kazakhstan\/kazakh-culture\/kazakh-national-holidays\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/astana-kazakhstan-new-years-eve-1934473-1024x682.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"astana, kazakhstan, new year&#039;s eve\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKazakh National Holidays\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e084604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e084604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2ebb83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2ebb83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Famous Kazakh people<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb992f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb992f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are several notable people from Kazakhstan whose main contribution to Kazakh culture and folklore has been through poetry, songs, writings and philosophy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ce6ec6 elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"1ce6ec6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/kazakhstan\/kazakh-culture\/kazakh-people\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/chokan_valikhanov.jpeg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"chokan valikhanov kazakh notable person\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNotable Kazakh people\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef2b3a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef2b3a4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d704f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9d704f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9cd5d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9cd5d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kazakh National Instruments<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cfc429 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cfc429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Music played a hugely important role for the nomadic Kazakhs. The most famous traditional instruments are string instruments such as the dombra the oldest Kazakh music instrument.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f44c9b elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"0f44c9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/kazakhstan\/kazakh-culture\/kazakh-musical-instruments\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Kazakh_couple_instrument-849x1024.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"portrait of Kazakh man and girl in national clothes\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKazakh Musical Instruments\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4438ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c4438ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b8e11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1b8e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kazakh products<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6936b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6936b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kazakhstan domestically produced goods are highly valuable for guests. Here you can find high-quality felt products, beautiful ornamented\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Kazakh<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">jewelry and unique leather products.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee1c07 elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"4ee1c07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/kazakhstan\/what-to-buy-in-kazakhstan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/leather_craft_kazakh-1024x683.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Kazakh leather craft\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat to buy in Kazakhstan\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b38784 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3b38784\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e87c7f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e87c7f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kazakh Festivals<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-291611f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"291611f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kazakhstan, the heart of Central Asia, is a land of diverse cultures and ancient traditions that come alive through its vibrant festivals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ebdf0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3ebdf0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKazakh Festivals\u200b\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37acb32 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37acb32\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3b3f9d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d3b3f9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b40cfed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b40cfed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where to experience Kazakh culture?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c74bcb1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c74bcb1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-520e7ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"520e7ae\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb20351 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"cb20351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/kazakhstan\/destinations-kz\/almaty\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Museum_of_folk_musical_instruments_Almaty-768x512.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Museum of folk musical instruments in Almaty. Kazakhstan\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAlmaty\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db65a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9db65a2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77e9395 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"77e9395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/kazakhstan\/destinations-kz\/ile-alatau-national-park\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Medeo_cable-768x512.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Cable car going up to Medeo in Almaty Kazakhstan\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIle Alatau national park\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd2b162 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd2b162\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac7c999 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"ac7c999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/kazakhstan\/destinations-kz\/shymkent\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Shymkent-768x495.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Shymkent park in Kazakhstan\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tShymkent\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f67941 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f67941\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc53edb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bc53edb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2163e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2163e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">See also Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Turkmen and Tajik cultures<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d7e5c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61d7e5c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d38fe49 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d38fe49\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1965dd5 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"1965dd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/kyrgyzstan\/kyrgyz-culture\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/culture_kyrgyzstan-768x512.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Kyrgyzstan Culture\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKyrgyz culture\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e5d86 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"31e5d86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/tajikistan\/tajik-culture\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Pamiri-culture-women-raditional-dress-768x506.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Pamiri Culture\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTajik culture\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbbf9a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbbf9a6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbb6619 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"cbb6619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/uzbekistan\/uzbek-culture\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/uzbekistan_culture-768x512.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Uzbekistan culture of handicrafts\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUzbek culture\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa25c8 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"5fa25c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/turkmenistan\/turkmen-culture\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/turkmen-culture-768x512.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Turkmen-Culture\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTurkmen culture\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c9f3cd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c9f3cd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a730aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a730aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Page updated 1.1.2023<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b952936 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b952936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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