Kyzyl-Orda - Travel & Tourism Guide Kyzyl-Orda - Kazakhstan

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Located 280 km from Turkestan, Kyzyl-Orda was briefly the capital of Soviet Kazakhstan from 1925 to 1927. But the "red capital", a literal translation of its name, has since appeared to be sunk into sunk torpor. And the proximity of the Baikonur space launch site increases the local atmosphere even further: The police seem particularly zealous in this city, without knowing whether the excavations and interrogations meet a real need, or just serve to get police out of their boredom for one hour or two… In short, the stop at Kyzyl-Orda may be necessary for those traveling by train to the west, or for those who want to go to Baikonur. Others may well abstain from…