00:02From snow camp peaks to ancient Silk Road cities, the Turkestan region is where Kazakhstan's nature, history and spirituality come
00:10together.
00:11Welcome to Kazakhstan, welcome to Modern Nomads.
00:18Modern Nomads has already explored Turkestan in Mausoleum of Hoca Ahmed Yasawi, a renowned 12th century Sufi poet and mystic.
00:26This time, we explore more of the Turkestan region, starting in Sayramugam National Park in the western Tianshan Mountains.
00:37Up here, the cool mountain air and alpine meadows offer a refreshing escape from the heat of southern Kazakhstan.
00:48These mountains attract climbers from around the world.
00:51Along the trails, commemorative plaques send us quiet reminders of the challenges these peaks can bring.
00:57Today, most visitors come to hike, camp and enjoy the spectacular scenery.
01:02It was really cool. We didn't make it up to the second lake, but the first lake we camped at
01:06for two nights. It was amazing.
01:07Beautiful. We saw some goats in the morning. Like a big group of 30 goats, I think.
01:14While Mark trails make it easy to explore the park, rangers ask visitors to keep noise down to protect the
01:21park's rare wildlife.
01:22We are in the park. In the park, we have anusas. We have anusas.
01:29We have anusas. We are just like birds and a fish.
01:32If you are, if you are, now it can be a forest.
01:34We have our trees. We are familiar with the forest water.
01:42We are on the park. We have these dogs, and we have them.
01:48We have to come.ầy, we have people from the village.
01:49We have to come. We have to come. The people from the park saw the animals.
01:50And we have ausas.
01:51These statues have to come.
01:52le parc cette année, avec accémodation disponible pour plus de plus.
01:56La prochaine étape est l'ancienne city d'Otrarre,
01:59une fois une de la plus grande ville de l'Otrarre à l'Otrarre.
02:07Ces gays leaden à la 200 hectare ruine de l'Otrarre medieval.
02:12Aujourd'hui, à l'aise à l'aise de l'eau, de l'eau et de l'eau, de l
02:16'eau et de l'eau.
02:16Mais avec un peu l'imagination,
02:18c'est difficile de imaginer ce qu'il était une ville de l'Otrarre qui revient à la vie.
02:23Dans le citadel, le cité le plus fortifié de l'île,
02:26nous avons une zone de la maison dans ce que était une ville de l'Otrarre.
02:30Ici, les réconstructions-les-les-les-les-les-les-des-ils-le-des-le-des-le-des-le-des-le
02:35-des-le-des-leurs.
02:35On a fait des milliers de l'Otrarre,
02:38on a fait des milliers de l'Otrarre,
02:41et on a fait des milliers de la vie de l'Otrarre.
02:42Donc, le Katar a été fait des milliers de l'Otrarre.
02:47Just beyond the houses stood the public bathhouse with its bathing pools.
02:52Within a short walk were the mosque, central square and the palace of Berzibekhan.
02:57As one of the Silk Road's busiest trading hubs,
03:00Otrarre welcomed hundreds of merchants and travelers every day.
03:04The excavations are still underway, and archaeologists continue to uncover Otrarre's past.
03:33Here, Mukhtar Koja and his team are excavating the remains of the oldest mosque discovered in the city so far,
03:40dating back to the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
04:01With a 2000-year history, Otrarre was once a thriving Silk Road city
04:06before the Mongol invasion in the 13th century.
04:09Rebuild and inhabited for centuries, its story can now be explored through the ruins and artifacts at the Otrar Museum.
04:20Another remarkable sight nearby is the Mausoleum of Arstambab,
04:24the 12th century spiritual teacher of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi.
04:28Today it remains an important place of pilgrimage.
04:31The current structure is the fourth known reconstruction of the original mausoleum.
04:36These are two original 14th century columns. The mausoleum once had six, but only these have stood the test of
04:44time.
04:44This year, the Turkestan region ranked among Kazakhstan's top five domestic tourism destinations for the first time,
04:51as more travelers discover its unique blend of history and nature.
