tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332443426430746943.post5098292350026840059..comments2023-11-05T00:23:01.168-07:00Comments on The Man Who Would Be Khan: Over the Mountains and Far AwayAlexander "Iskander" Gergeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16898869406189552793noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332443426430746943.post-62142052309212640862015-08-09T02:43:22.426-07:002015-08-09T02:43:22.426-07:00Yes, if you go north or out in the central and wes...Yes, if you go north or out in the central and western part of the country, you'll see the steppes you're thinking off. However, Almaty is nestled in the Tien Shan mountains--which is apparently known in Uzbek and Kazakh as Tengri (which is also the name of the old nomadic religion in the steppes).<br /><br />I do my best to avoid SBC, I just never found the movie that funny and it's really, really unpopular here.Alexander "Iskander" Gergeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16898869406189552793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332443426430746943.post-29829541288826770002015-08-05T00:48:10.169-07:002015-08-05T00:48:10.169-07:00PS - can I also say what a pleasure it is to read ...PS - can I also say what a pleasure it is to read something about Kazakhstan that doesn't feel the need to reference Sasha Baron Cohen?Gilman Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06607416440240634159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332443426430746943.post-90924801777889585612015-08-05T00:47:30.796-07:002015-08-05T00:47:30.796-07:00interesting piece. Kazahkstand doesn't look ha...interesting piece. Kazahkstand doesn't look half as flat in your pictures as it appears on the map.Gilman Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06607416440240634159noreply@blogger.com