Sentinel-2A takes us over northwestern China near the border with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in this false-colour image. The mountains pictured are part of the Tian Shan range, which stretches about ...

The Tien Shan mountain range is one of the largest continuous mountain ranges in the world, extending approximately 1,550 miles (2,500 kilometers) roughly east-west across Central Asia. This image ...

Discover Kazakhstan’s diverse terrain, from the peaks of the Tian Shan mountains and expansive grassland steppes to serene lakes and remote natural areas. This overview highlights the country’s rich ...

Kirill Belotserkovskiy and Ira Kozlovskaya recently spent a week climbing in Kazakhstan's northern Tien Shan. First they climbed Igly Tuyuk-Su, a 4,000m peak south of Almaty, near the Kyrgyz border.

Glide above the stunning, mountainous city of Almaty, Kazakhstan, with this breathtaking drone video. Witness the dramatic contrast between the modern, sprawling urban center and the towering, ...

Nestled in a forested area in the Tian Shan Mountains, Kazakhstan’s Lake Kaindy invites those who visit to take a swim in a surreal underwater world. Created by an earthquake that took place in 1911, ...

Kazakhstan is a land of breathtaking contrasts that present unparalleled natural beauty in the rugged peaks of the Tian Shan mountains and vast, windswept grasslands of the Great Steppe. Its people ...

The fatal shooting of a 37-year-old Minnesota mother by a U.S. immigration agent has put the city of Minneapolis and much of the United States on edge, with the potential of becoming another ...

The wild apple forests of the Tien-Shan mountains close to Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty, are not just picturesque. They are widely regarded as the region where apples genetically originated. What ...