Map of Kazakhstan – Atameken Park was opened on 8 September 2001. The territory with total area of about 2 ha (2 football fields) houses reduced copies of architectural and natural attractions: Nur Sultan’s symbols – Bayterek, Pyramid, Palace of Peace and Reconciliation, country’s main industrial facilities, agricultural fields, mountain sceneries, well-known holiday resort Borovoe (Burabai), different roads, bridges and so on. All the regions and country’s major cities, such as Nur Sultan and Almaty, are marked on the huge map of Kazakhstan. All in all, the park of miniatures has over 200 sights, and their number is gradually increases.
Ethno-memorial complex "The map of Kazakhstan - "Atameken" will show you the history of the state, culture of people who live there. Mountains, hills, steppes, forests, lakes, symbolically denoted the biggest cities compose an original ensemble of this cultural center. Decoratively formed model of the Caspian sea is an interesting part of the Map of Kazakhstan "Atameken". Going along the paths of the map, which conform to automobile and railways of the country let you to know more the most significant sights of Kazakhstan. Ethno memorial complex is located on 1.7 hectares.
Kazakhstan is a huge country with wide open spaces of steppes, with different historical and natural attractions scattered at a distance from one another. To do all the monuments, one has to drive more than one thousand kilometers. But since recently, Nur Sultan has opened the ethno-memorial complex “Atameken” to displays the whole wealth of Kazakhstan in miniatures. Atameken can be translated from many Turkic languages as “Land of Forefathers”.
Along with the park-map, the complex also includes a forum with an arena to host concerts, meetings and festive events. Side by side there are craftsmen’s workshops, where the visitors may watch a fabrication process of applied art items and even buy a souvenir as a keepsake. Thus, one may spend the whole day in the Atameken complex, feeling as real Gulliver for a short time.
There is something to see. Many citizens of Kazakhstan do not know their country. And it was very interesting for us to "travel" to the country. A separate room is made for significant objects layouts. Interesting and informative, resembled the mountains, visited the cave mosque and surprised a large number of mausoleums.
Nice little visit that allows to get an idea of how is the rest of the Kazakhstan if it stays in Nur Sultan. This Park is quite large and full of reproductions of various buildings in the country, particularly the churches, monuments, the universities, and the mausoleums account. But it also allows to have an idea of the mountains and careers, bridges, and other sights of the country. There is also a reproduction of the city of Nur Sultan.
