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fiogf49gjkf0d IN THE CITY OF ASTANA THE CAPITAL OF KAZAKHSTAN THERE
ARE VERY GOOD ORIENTAL BAZAARS AS THE CITY WAS ONCE A
TRADING POST FOR THE TRAVELLING CARAVANS. THE MUSEUM OF
FINE ARTS EXHIBITS AND SELLS THE WORK OF LOCAL CRAFTSMEN.
THERE IS ALSO AN EMBROIDERY MILL IN THE CITY WHICH PRODUCES
THE NATIONAL COSTUME.
AROUND THE CITY APPLES ARE GROWN, THESE ARE THE FAMOUS
OPORTO APPLES. AT CHIMKENT IN THE SOUTHERN MOST REGION, THERE
IS A KARAKUL SHEEP BREEDING CENTER HERE THERE IS ARE A
LARGE COLLECTION OF PELTS OF DIFFERENT COLOURS.
THE MOST TRADITIONAL SOUVENIRS ARE TYUBETEIKAS WHICH ARE
THE NATIONAL HEADDRESS. SLIPPERS EMBROIDERED WITH SILK AND
GOLD, ORNAMENTED TEAPOTS WITH SETS OF PIALAS WHICH ARE
ORIENTAL TEACUPS, PIECES OF JEWELLERY, ARTICLES OF CHASED
COPPER AND AMUSING CERAMIC FIGURINES.
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