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This year Karaganda region celebrates  the 80 th anniversary of the formation. Karaganda region was formed on March 10, 1932 with the center in the city Petropavlovsk. July 29, 1936 Karaganda became the administrative and cultural center of the Karaganda region.

That was topic of Sunday Speaking club at American Corner. It was interesting to our moderator Elizabeth Blackburn to know more about Karaganda, because it’s her first visit. AC patrons have known about its history of formation, interesting places, monuments and about modern Karaganda. Participants shared with their information and advised good places to Elizabeth. There was a book exibition “Kazynaly kara shanyrak 80 zhyldygyn toilauda” full of interesting books, articles about our region. It was very informative and interesting for everybody.

Karaganda region is located in the central part of Kazakhstan, in the heart of the Eurasian continent. Today the Central Kazakhstan attracts people all over the world with its  history, ancient culture, sights, a variety of national customs, unique kind of nature. The formation of the modern independent Kazakhstan brought to a qualitatively new level of development of culture, art and sport of Karaganda region. It is the birthplace of outstanding musicians, akyns, writers, historical and political figures. In the field of honor book inscribed the names of the great bi and diplomat, thinker and speaker Kazdauysty Kazybek, public and state figure Bukeikhanov Alikhan (2016 -. 150 anniversary of his birth), poet-improviser-Buhar Zhyrau Kalkamanuly, Tattimbet, S.Seifullin, K .Bayzhanov, K. Baiseitova, G.Mustafin, geologist, academician Kanysh Imantayevich Satpayev, Heroes of the Soviet Union Nurken Abdirov and Martbek Mamraev, Hero of Socialist Labor Tusup Kuzembaev, the first cosmonaut of the Republic of Kazakhstan Tokhtar Aubakirov (2016 -. 70 anniversary birth), boxers, Olympic medal winners Serik Sapiev and Gennady Golovkin and many others.