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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world. It is located in Central Asia.

Kazakhstan is the ninth-largest country in the world. A former Soviet republic, it gained independence in 1991. The capital moved from its largest city, Almaty, to Astana in 1997. The country is home to the Kazakh people. Kazakhstan is the economically dominant country in Central Asia, with vast mineral, oil and gas resources. Here is a collection of all of DW’s content on Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan Arsenal Fire

Kazakhstan munitions depot blows up 24.06.2019

Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated after a military depot blew up in Kazakhstan. A series of blasts rocked the Soviet-era facility.
Kasachstan Präsidentschaftswahlen Qassym-Schomart Toqajew

Kazakhstan elects Tokayev as Nazarbayev successor as hundreds protest 09.06.2019

The designated successor of former leader Nursultan Nazarbayev has won the presidency in a vote overshadowed by the arrests of more than 500 protesters. Nazarbayev stepped down in March after decades in power.
Kasachstan Tuzdybastau - Präsidentschaftswahl

Police detain hundreds as Kazakhstan votes for new president 09.06.2019

The presence of long-time leader Nursultan Nazarbayev looms large over elections in Kazakhstan, as his handpicked successor admitted Nazarbayev still exerted power. Some 500 people were detained for protesting.
Kasachstan Wahlen Kassym-Jomart Tokayev und Nursultan Nasarbajew

Historic Kazakhstan election sparks hope for a taste of democracy 08.06.2019

There is a sense of excitement about the presidential election — the first without longtime President Nursultan Nazarbayev. But the opposition fears nothing will change just yet. Emily Sherwin reports from Kazakhstan.
China Güterzug aus Kasachstan

Kazakhstan is investing in China's Silk Road 07.06.2019

Last year some 130,000 shipping containers passed through Khorgos. At full capacity, the port could handle almost 4 times that amount. The port operator insists that transporting goods by land rather than sea is much faster.
DW Business Asia Sendungslogo

DW Business Asia 07.06.2019

US and China meet at G20 this weekend - Google reportedly seeks reprieve for Huawei - Kazakhstan joins China's new 'silk road'
Junge blonde Frau mit einem grünen Apfel

Spectrum: Just imagine it 05.06.2019

A new study shows you can "imagine" your way toward liking a place more than you do right now, how to improve your mental health through targeted exercise, and the very big animals that ate apples before we did.
Kasachstan Dariga Nazarbayeva zum Vorsitzenden des Senats gewählt

Kazakhstan's interim president calls snap elections for June 09.04.2019

A month after he stepped into the post of president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has called elections for June in the oil-rich Asian state. The power behind the presidency, Nursultan Nazarbayev, is involved in developments.

Kaspischer Gipfel in Kasachstan

Could Kazakhstan be a model for a power transfer in Russia? 24.03.2019

The resignation of Kazakhstan's president has given rise to speculation over the future transfer of power in Russia. Will Vladimir Putin follow Nursultan Nazarbayev's lead? Juri Rescheto reports from Moscow.
Archivbild : Schweiz Genf - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

Nursultan, not Astana — Kazakhstan renames capital to honor Nazarbayev 20.03.2019

Kazakhstan's second post-independence president wanted to rename the country's capital after its first president, who served for 30 years. The new president also named his predecessor's daughter the new senate speaker.
Kasachstan Präsident Nursultan Nasarbajew verkündet Rücktritt

Nursultan Nazarbayev: Kazakhstan's strongman makes his exit 19.03.2019

Nursultan Nazarbayev was the longest-serving leader in the post-Soviet world. He unexpectedly announced his resignation, without naming a successor, but his exit is not necessarily a surprise.
Nursultan Nazarbayev

Kazakhstan's long-serving President Nazarbayev will step down 19.03.2019

Nursultan Nazarbayev has been in office since 1990. He has been accused of repeated rights abuses, but in recent years, he has made changes to hand over more power to the legislature.
Kasachstan Nursultan Nasarbajew

Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev fires government 21.02.2019

Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has dismissed the government, saying they have not improved the country. Nazarbayev plans to propose measures of his own to strengthen social welfare.
Sojus-Rakete zur ISS gestartet

Soyuz rocket lifts off with new crew for ISS 03.12.2018

A Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts is headed for the International Space Station. It is the first liftoff from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan since a mission failed in October.
Russland Soyuz MS-10

NASA: ISS crew make emergency landing after booster failure 11.10.2018

NASA has reported a technical malfunction during a launch of an American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut to the ISS. The two pilots were recovered after their Soyuz capsule crash landed in Kazakhstan.
China Kasache Khairat Samarkhan

World in Progress: Locked up and harassed in a Chinese Reeducation Camp 26.09.2018

The UN has voiced alarm over China detaining a million Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang. Khairat Samarkhan, a Kazakh, spent half a year in one of the detention centers. And he's one of the few to have made it out. He now lives Kazakhstan, raising awareness about others who are still detained in China.

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