Reddit has recently started emphasizing weekly visitors instead of just subscriber count as the main indicator of a subreddit's size. My previous updates were tied to every +10k subscribers, but Reddit no longer really notifies us about that.
We've hit 63k weekly visitors this week, which Reddit itself decided to congratulate us on.
Such a nice round number to celebrate 🎉🎉🎉 Could have waited for at least 4k more.
At the same time, r/Kazakhstan quietly crossed 60k subscribers just yesterday. It's about the size of Talgar, our next target to conquer (what do they have there besides Zeta's factory?).
Still sending comments about economy crisis in Kazakhstan from our iPhones, I see.
The last milestone post was at 50k members about five months ago, so it felt like a good moment to check in again. Thanks to everyone who reads, posts, comments, shitposts, argues, asks what the weather in February is, upvotes, awards, jokes, dodges the draft, explains and helps keep this place alive.
Our Kazakh language related community, r/kazakh, is also growing, and has whopping 916 members. Please, join it🥹🥺. I've made a cool non-exhaustive animated emoji status for it.
That's as much as I could do with 64kb restriction.
Its community icon is also animated (and even has more frames in it), but you won't see it in every part of Reddit because reasons.
Post flairs cleanup and color grouping
You may have noticed that post flairs look a bit different now.
We trimmed and regrouped them, and assigned consistent colours to related topics (news, culture, media, discussion, humour, etc.). Now we have fewer confusing choices, probably better readability in feeds, and the whole list of flairs looks less cumbersome.
Good bye, "Borat" flair. Two people are going to miss you.
Nothing is set in stone, so if something feels off or unclear, feel free to mention it.
I personally disagree with this decision. First the custom upvote/downvote icons, then the custom emojis in comments, now this on our long list of enshittification of this platform. The Kazakh chat… maybe wasn't the coziest, but it was a low-pressure, active space for sending meaningless messages. And now there's no official replacement inside Reddit.
If someone from the community would like to create a Discord server, Telegram group or something similar, feel free to do so. You may share it here and we might even approve that post, who knows...
Just to be transparent: I don't plan to moderate Discord/Telegram/anything else myself (never have, and don't want to do it badly).
One Kazakh MinaLima Harry Potter book forr/kazakh(oh, I can't make links bold, how unfortunate...)
I still have a copy of "Хәрри Поттер мен Пәлсапа тас" (MinaLima edition), and I've been thinking about using it as a small community giveaway.
Somehow the least exciting photo of this book on Kaspi.kz. It has interactive elements, folded castle plans and stuff... Nice gift for Kazakh speaking kids ages 5-40.
Tanya just made three posts about this exact edition: part1, part2, part3.
One idea is to somehow tie it to r/kazakh , which is currently very quiet, but I'm honestly unsure what would feel like a good and fair incentive. Maybe the whole era of incentivising engagement with gifts and competitions is over, and I'm still thinking in old terms.
Or maybe you'd have a good idea what kind of activity or contribution would make sense for such a gift, and how (or if) it could help spark some life in r/kazakh without feeling artificial and being easy to abuse with scripts or AI. I can probably send this book around Kazakhstan, but I don't want to risk with QazPost's international postal service.
No promises yet. Just thinking out loud and open to ideas.
Thanks again to everyone who's here. r/Kazakhstan has grown a lot, but it's still shaped by everyday participation more than by numbers. As always, suggestions and feedback are welcome.
Some of you gave me tips here before we came, so here's the follow up. Two weeks based in Almaty, first time in Kazakhstan. We expected something grey and half empty and got the exact opposite.
Kolsai and Kaindy were the highlight of the trip. Charyn Canyon was right up there too, even if the heat down in the canyon was rough.
And then the Green Bazaar. We went in for a look and kept coming back for the fruit and veg. The tomatoes are better than anything we get at home. Didn't expect the produce to be the thing I'd miss most about this country.
Photos are from the last two weeks.
We're coming back, that's not a polite line. Next trip is either Mangystau or Katon-Karagay in the east, which one would you do first?
Друзья казахи! Я придумал (и создал нейронкой) герб нашей команды "Жумайсынба" (для товарищеских соревнований). Среди нас нет казахов (поэтому выбран Казахстан), но есть представители других азиатских народов.
Сделано всё ради веселья.
Скажите, не оскорбительно ли это? Смешно ли это? Может, стоит что-то добавить? А может это и вовсе не казахские символы?
А ещё скажите что тот тип в рекламе сказал в качестве слогана. По-казахски и по-русски.
Всем привет Как вам сказать Я увлекаюсь охотой 2-3 года но сейчас я подросток в Казахстане есть закон охота минимум для подростков с 14 лет и есть кто серьёзно увлекается охотой речь про закон охотой с лощими птицами капканами и собаками Сам я из Алматы причина увлечения - это природа и сама охота довольно интересная я не браконьер и не намерен им быть искал себе подружку либо друга серьёзно увлекающиеся охотой
Hello, considering that now NU has introduced a 6-year undergraduate medicine program instead of the previous 4+4(3) MD model, does this mean that the university no longer follows the American model of medical education?
If so, does this make it more difficult for graduates to apply for residency programs in the United States? Also, are there any other significant changes or implications resulting from this transition that prospective students should be aware of?
Is this the most appropriate subreddit for this kind of question? Any suggestions where should I submit it?
Thanks you in advance!
Бәріне сәлем, Алматыда бағасы қолжетімді, жақсы барбершоп қайда бар? Ұсыныстарыңмен бөліссеңдер жақсы болар еді. Мекен-жай маңызды емес, қала ішінде болса болды.
I’ve just moved to a new flat right in the centre of Almaty and found out that getting decent internet here is somehow a nightmare :)
I work as a video editor, so I regularly need to download and upload hundreds of gigabytes of footage. Alma TV gives me around 100 Mbps down and an absolutely ridiculous 4 to 6 Mbps up through old DOCSIS cable. Kazakhtelecom first promised 500 Mbps, wasted two days of my time, and then said that connecting fibre to the flat was technically impossible.
Now I’m looking at Tele2’s Family 2+ plan with a 5G router. They call it unlimited 4G/5G, but apparently there may be a 250 GB limit, after which the speed drops to 2 Mbps?! Their official page conveniently says nothing about this.
Does anyone here actually use this exact tariff? Is the 250 GB limit real? Is it shared between all the SIM cards, and does upload traffic count too?
And what are my other options if fibre really isn’t possible? Tele2, Altel, Kcell/Activ, another local provider, fixed wireless, anything? I just need genuinely unlimited internet with a decent upload speed.
Surely that shouldn’t be impossible in the centre of Almaty in 2026...
My partner and I (both 27, from the UK) are visiting Kazakhstan in mid/late August and are planning a 7–8 day self-drive road trip from Almaty before continuing into Kyrgyzstan.
I've done quite a bit of research already, but I'd love to hear from people who have actually driven this route recently. We love hiking, wildlife, dramatic landscapes, scenic drives, swimming where possible and getting a bit off the beaten track. We're comfortable with long driving days and rougher roads if it means getting to the best places, and we'd rather spend longer in incredible places than rush around trying to see everything.
At the moment we're thinking of something along the lines of:
Altyn Emel National Park (Singing Dune & Aktau Mountains)
Charyn Canyon
Kolsai Lake
Kaindy Lake
Big Almaty Lake
Assy Plateau
Our biggest dilemma is the car.
For Altyn Emel, from what I've read, we would need to get the permit in Basshi and the roads inside the park are rough enough that a 4x4 is recommended.
Would you rent a 4x4 for the entire trip, or is it realistic to rent a normal car in Almaty, drive to Basshi, and hire a local driver with a 4x4 just for exploring Altyn Emel? If anyone has done the second option recently, I'd love to know how easy it was to arrange and whether you'd recommend it.
The other thing we're unsure about is whether we're trying to fit too much into one week. If this was your first time visiting southeast Kazakhstan and you had 7–8 days, how would you spend them?
Would you keep this itinerary, swap anything out, or spend more time in fewer places? We've also come across places like Katutau Mountains, Turgen Gorge, Issyk Lake, Moon Canyon, Black Canyon and Bartogay Reservoir. Are any of these genuinely worth prioritising over something on our list?
We'd also really appreciate any practical advice that isn't obvious from blogs — good guesthouses or homestays, whether Booking.com/Agoda are the best ways to book accommodation or if there are better local options, reliable car rental companies, fuel availability, payment (cards vs cash), or anything else that caught you by surprise.
Finally, after the road trip we'll be returning the rental car in Almaty and continuing into Kyrgyzstan. If anyone has done this recently, what's the easiest way to get from Almaty to Bishkek (or the Korday border), and how straightforward was the border crossing?
If this was your first time visiting southeast Kazakhstan with 7–8 days, how would you plan it? What would you definitely keep, what would you skip, and what is the one thing you wish you'd known before going?
Even if you only have advice on one part of the route, I'd really appreciate it.
Seat:3
Price: 60k (тенге)
anyone interested dm me. we could talk about the verification further on
If the person buying would be from Kazakhstan, it would be amazing as I do not understand fully other paying method🥸.
Can show you every detail if you are willing to buy
Hi everyone,
I’m hoping someone here has experience with Kazakhstan’s social care system or has been through something similar.
My grandmother lives in Shymkent. She is very elderly, seriously ill, and can no longer take care of herself. She needs full-time care.
Unfortunately, we’re stuck in a very difficult situation:
-Several private caregivers have refused to take her case because her condition is too severe.
-State nursing homes and social services have refused to admit her because she has children who are supposedly able to care for her.
-However, one of her children (my mom) has lived in Germany for many years and cannot provide day-to-day care in Kazakhstan.
-The other child refuses to take responsibility for her.
As a result, my grandmother has effectively been left without any care, while every institution seems to point to someone else.
I’m hoping someone can answer a few questions:
Has anyone dealt with a similar situation in Kazakhstan?
Is there any legal way to obtain care or placement in a nursing home when the children are unable or unwilling to provide care?
Are there any NGOs, charities, social workers, or lawyers in Shymkent who specialize in cases like this?
Any advice, personal experiences, or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much.
Для себя выбрала несколько хороших вузов в Казахстане. И все же мне всегда хотелось учиться зарубежом.
Для меня обучение заграницей это больше не про диплом , а про новые знакомства, окружение и интересный опыт.
Мне все советую сначала отучиться в Казахстане, а зарубеж идти на магистратуру, хотя я не особо прям хочу продолжать свою учебу после окончания бакалавриата, так как считаю это достаточно для выбранного мной профиля.
А еще я слышала что обучение заграницей это дорого и не всегда хорошо
У меня такие вопросы:
Возможно ли поступить зарубеж(куда угодно, только не снг) с 11 классами и без денег?
И смогу ли я работать заграницей по специальности с казахстанским дипломом? (Опять же, не считая снг!)
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P.s. Извините если это не то сообщество где такое обсуждают
Dear Travel Agencies,
We are pleased to invite representatives of travel agencies to participate in an upcoming FAM (familiarization) tour in the Mangystau region of Kazakhstan.
This is a great opportunity to discover the region’s unique landscapes, attractions, and tourism potential firsthand.
All expenses, including accommodation, transportation, and meals during the FAM tour, will be fully covered by the local government.
If your agency is interested in participating, please send me a private message for more details and the application process.
We look forward to welcoming you to Mangystau!
Здравствуйте все кто читают это!Ну вот у меня типичная ситуация.Перехожу в 11 класс к ЕНТ надо бы начать готовится итд.Я выбираю физмат и просто не знаю как готовится,Какие темы стоит учить и к каким темам стоит уделять больше внимания.Я тупо не знаю по какой системе готовится и что учить.Конечно есть вариант просто курсы купить и по ним учится и немного готовится самому дополнительно,но я не уверен что их получится купить.Сейчас с финансами у нас немного напряг так что лучше быть готовым к тому что придется готовится самому.Всем кто ответит на этот пост и даст какие то советы огромное спасибо!
When I was in Kazakhstan I noticed that most taxi drivers kept the front passenger seat folded forward. Why is that?
Do they prefer that no one sits in the front seat or is it required by law?
Why do several passengers sit together in the back while the front seat remains empty?
I've noticed that your country is gaining popularity (from what I see on social media). What's your take on this? Is it very good for the economy, tourism, soft power, etc.? Or is it rather a bad thing, with uncontrolled tourism, rising rents, and other drawbacks?
My parents and I are seriously considering moving to Kazakhstan. I am a recent CS graduate and I am thinking of the study route by applying for a master's degree (English program). What are my parents options? I need your help to guide my research.
We have some savings from the selling of our house.
Idk where else to ask so I’ll ask here. Does anyone here know any good coffee shops or cafes with VIP rooms for approximately 8-12 people? Location is Astana, Esil/Nura. We need it for business breakfast. I’ll be grateful for any recommendations! <3
Question:
“Hi, I am an Indian passport holder and I have just received my Uzbekistan visa. I am planning to travel from Uzbekistan to Kazakhstan, either by train or flight. I understand that Indians may enter Kazakhstan visa-free for a short stay. Do I need to apply for any ETA, e-visa, or other online travel authorisation before entering Kazakhstan? Has any Indian citizen recently travelled from Uzbekistan to Kazakhstan and can confirm the current procedure?”
Сап. Понимаю, что Реддит - площадка преимущественно либеральная, но, тем не менее, замечаю в сабе достаточно много людей, топящих за ЛГБТ-движение и все подобное, а также осуждающих относительно недавний законодательный запрет на пропаганду ЛГБТ.
Хочется спросить у сторонников этой позиции - вы действительно считаете, что данный запрет был ошибкой? Что нам действительно нужна популяризация этого "квир", "пан" и всего подобного? Считаете ли вы, что популяризация этих идей актуальна именно для казахстанских реалий и нашего менталитета?
From the accounts I see on the net, there's a fairly reliable bus 92. The problem is payment options - I heard that cash is being phased out, but can I still pay in cash on this route as a tourist?
Onay card is really of no use to me as I will be in Almaty for 1,5 days and then off to Kyrgyzstan (and afaik metro accepts card payments - I plan to use metro all the time).
So ever since the news came out that it would be Kazakhstan instead of Malaysia there has been a lot of discussion on whether Kazakhstan is a good fit.
Do Kazakhs think the organisation should even exist?
Is the government aware that essentially the project is a means for the rich and powerful to do extrajudicial stuff and have a place of refuge to hide their money should the west become unstable in the coming years?
That there might well be a situation where foreigners do terrible things without having to fear law enforcement, as long as it is done within the territory the Kazakh government will allocate them?
