Details about GiziMap - Kazakhstan*
Kazakhstan Political Version
GiziMap coverage of Kazakhstan, available in a political edition, extends well beyond the country’s boundaries to include to include the other four Central Asian countries (Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan), as well as part of western China, Pakistan north of Islamabad/Rawalpindi/Peshawar, the northern half of Afghanistan with Kabul, a large part of Iran with Teheran and Isfahan, the whole of the Caspian Sea, plus the border region of Russia from Volgograd to Novosibirsk. All place names are in the Latin alphabet.
A large inset provides a street plan of ASTANA, indicating locations of various important institutions, selected foreign embassies and hotels, etc.
A large inset provides a street plan of ASTANA, indicating locations of various important institutions, selected foreign embassies and hotels, etc.
Gizi Map Kazakhistan - coverage
The map shows the region’s rail and road networks, including dirt tracks, and gives driving distances on major routes.
Local airports are marked and the map shows names and boundaries of Kazakhstan’s administrative provinces.
Local airports are marked and the map shows names and boundaries of Kazakhstan’s administrative provinces.
GiziMap Kazakhstan - extract
Topography is shown by names of mountain ranges, etc, plus graphics indicating deserts, salt flats, etc.
National parks are highlighted, as are the various routes of the Silk Road.
Latitude and longitude lines are drawn at 2° intervals.
The index, separate for each country covered by the map, is on the reverse.
Map legend includes English.
National parks are highlighted, as are the various routes of the Silk Road.
Latitude and longitude lines are drawn at 2° intervals.
The index, separate for each country covered by the map, is on the reverse.
Map legend includes English.
GiziMap Kazakhstan - Political version
The political edition:
Altitude colouring has been omitted to provide a clearer background for the road and rail networks.
The map uses more traditional transliteration of place names.
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