Culture of Kazakhstan

national anthem of Kazakhstan

thumb|A Kazakhs|Kazakh tubeteika|right A tubeteika (, in Northern Tajikistan, / , , , ; ) is a Russian word for many varieties of traditional Turkic caps. Tubeteikas are today worn in Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, as well as in Muslim-populated regions of Russia (mainly Tatars) and Azerbaijan. The skullcap worn by Uzbeks and Uyghurs is called a doppa and has a square base. It was a popular headgear among children throughout the USSR during the 1940s and 1950s.

Aqyn or akyn (, , ; both transcribed as aqın or اقىن), is an improvisational poet, singer, and oral repository within the Kazakh and Kyrgyz cultures. Aqyns differ from the zhyraus or manaschys, who are instead song performers or epic storytellers.

embroidered tribal textile made in Central Asia and Iran

traditional form of falconry practiced by the Kazakhs and the Kyrgyz

right|200px|thumb|An aqsaqal from Khinalug

pattern of human activity and symbolism associated with Kazakhstan and its people.

museum in Almaty, Kazakhstan

The kobyz or qobyz, also known as the kylkobyz, is an ancient Turkic bowed string instrument, spread among Kazakhs, Karakalpaks, Bashkirs, and Tatars. The Kyrgyz variant is called the ).

Kazakh custom of kidnapping a girl for marriage

kazakh folk fairy tale

Kimeshek (, ) or Elechek () is a traditional headgear of married women with children in Kazakhstan, Karakalpakstan (Uzbekistan) and Kyrgyzstan. Kimeshek is also worn by Central Asian Jewish women. Uzbek and Tajik women wear a similar headdress called . Kimeshek is made of white cloth, and the edge is full of patterns. Kimeshek might have different designs and colors based on the wearer's social status, age, and family.

thumb|A shyrdak on the floor of a home in Aksy District, Kyrgyzstan

thumb|A Kazakhs|Kazakh man wearing a malahai, depicted in an early-19th-century painting The malahai ( or , ) is a historical headgear originating in present-day Kazakhstan, which was adopted in some of other regions of Central Asia and worn throughout the Russian Empire from the mid-18th to mid-19th centuries. It is a fur hat with a noticeably high conical, cylindrical, or quadrangular crown and flaps that are typically four: two long side-flaps covering the ears, a wide rear one covering the neck and shoulders, and a short front one functioning as a visor. It is lined with furs of diverse an

public holiday in Kazakhstan

traditional felted textile of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan

Kyrgyz and Kazakh wall hangings

Clothing

Tentative World Heritage site in Kazakhstan

group of ancient mausoleums in Kazakhstan

tradition of remembering ancestors (at least seven generations deep) among various Turkic people

alt=|thumb|Dauylpaz (little) alt=|thumb|Dauylpaz (Big) thumb|Stamp released by the government of Kazakhstan in 2008. The image on the right depicts a dauylpaz A Dauylpaz (Kazakh: дауылпаз) is a percussion signal instrument used by the Kazakhs. The drum-like instrument was originally used to convey signals during battle, and later became commonplace in Kazakh culture. The instrument fell out of widespread use in the 20th century.

Tentative World Heritage site in Kazakhstan

Tentative World Heritage site in Kazakhstan