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4 unusual facts about Kazakhstani tenge


Bayanaul National Park

Guided tours are offered in many areas of the park, where for a relatively small fee (around 500 tg as of 2007), one can see the main attractions of the park- a "holy cave", a "stone head", the rock "masculine dignity," and others.

Kazakhskaya Pravda

In 1998, an article in the newspaper Karavan accused Aimbetov of using his paper as a platform to publish antisemitic materials; Kazakhskaya Pravda filed suit against Karavan in response and won 260,000 in compensation.

Kazakhstani tenge

2,000 tenge banknote issued in 2011 to commemorate the 7th Asian Winter Games in Astana.

Since 2008, a number of commemorative designs have been issued, including notes celebrating the 2011 Asian Winter Games hosted in Astana.


Marshrutka

In Almaty, on 3 January 2008, bus fare was increased from 40 tenge to 60 tenge (about 40 cents).


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