A house converted into a hostel, this place is popular with international backpackers, and justifiably so. The owner speaks English and is very helpful when it comes to making onward travel arrangements, there are three friendly cats and the garden with a small pool is a tranquil space in which to chill. Our one quibble is with the uncomfortable mattresses.
ShymCity Hostel
Shymkent
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Museum of Victims of Political Repression
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The tall Altyn Shanyrak monument in the middle of Independence Park – a sort of tall, metallic funnel – represents the central roof opening of a yurt.
6. Museum of Victims of Political Repression
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This small museum documents Soviet oppression in Kazakhstan, from the dekulakisation (Soviet campaign of political repression from 1929 to 1932) and…
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In Abay Park, two tall concrete pillars lean on each other above an eternal flame, and the alley is lined with plaques bearing the names of the more than…
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