Kazakhstan at 1:3, 000, 000 from Gizi Map with bold altitude colouring providing an excellent picture of the country’s topography, an index of localities on the reverse, & good coverage of the adjoining regions: the map extends well beyond Kazakhstan’s borders to include the other four Central Asian countries (Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan & 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 & 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. The map shows the region’s rail & road networks, including dirt tracks, & gives driving distances on major routes. Local airports are marked & the map shows names & boundaries of Kazakhstan’s administrative provinces. Vivid presentation of the topography through bold altitude colouring
Includes:: graphics for deserts, swamps & salt flats, with plenty of names of mountain ranges, peaks, etc. National parks are highlighted, as are the various routes of the Silk Road. Latitude & 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.PLEASE NOTE: the same map but with slightly reduced coverage of western China is also available in a political edition where the altitude colouring has been replaced by a different colour for each country. The political version also
Includes:: a street plan of Astana. Both the geographical & the political versions are also available as wall maps.