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'''Kazakhstan''' (also spelled '''Kazakstan''') is a country in [[Central Asia]].
[[File:Polizei_in_Kasachstan.jpg|350px|thumb|right|[[User:Korn|Korn]] making friends with kazakh police]]Hitchhiking in Kazakstan isn't predictable. You can get 4-day rides with trucks or just rides of a few kilometers kilometres to the next village. People often offer rides out of cities when they see you walking. The road between Aktobe and [[Aralsk]] is terrible, with little asphalt. Vehicles get stuck in the mud all the time and crossing the country this way can take days.
== Cities ==
[[File:Shimkent Kazakhstan.jpg|right|thumb|350px|On the road in Kazakhstan]]* [[Almaty]] (the former capital , called ''Alma-Ata''in the Soviet era, biggest and the country's largest city)
* [[Karaganda]] (second largest population)
* [[Shymkent]] (trird larget population)
* [[Semey]]
* [[Taraz]]
* [[Turkestan]]
== Border Crossing ==
=== [[Azerbaijan]] ===
* The boat from [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]] arrives at the port of [[Aktau]].It costs 80 Tenge (110 USD) as of March 2014. The journey itself takes around 25-30 hours but the boat can wait for a few days offshore depending on weather and dock conditions in Aktau.
=== [[Kyrgyzstan]] ===
* Multi-border points are Aisha-Bibi, Sypatay Batyr, [[Korday]], Kegen, Karasu (2010).
=== [[China]] ===
* Multi-border points are Khorgos, Dostyk, Kolzhart, Bakhty, Maykapchagay (2010).
'''Khorgos''' border crosing: the only allowed way to cross border is by bus. Border is very serious: dogs, watchtowers, barbed wire, walls, soldiers, about 4 checkpoints between countries, scanners, walls, walls... Crossing border takes about 2-3 hours. It looks like border between worlds and it really feels like that from the cultural point of view. Buses are paid, but [[User:z-z-z88|z-z-z88]] ([[User talk:z-z-z88|talk]]) managed to get a free ride without seat from China to Kazakhstan in 2016. In China without bus ticket you are not allowed even approach border, but bus leader can take you through these pre-border checkpoints.
[[User:Korn|Korn]] managed to find a ride at the border with a wedding society. It is just a couple of kilometers to the Kazakh side. From there you can walk, once you pass the gate to the customs.
== SIM-cards ==
Some Beeline SIM-cards a bit expensive but no need any ID(2010). SMS 0,05USD.Most Kazakh people use either Aktiv or Kcell. It's extremely cheap to make phone calls to other Kcell/Activ users (they are the same company). Passport is needed for this sim card. == Experiences ==*Analyses on [https://warmroads.de/en/hitchhiking-in-20-kazakhztan/ - Hitchhiking in Kazakhztan.] by [[User:Korn|Korn]] on https://warmroads.de * [http://marcandoelpolo.com/como-es-viajar-a-dedo-por-asia-central-kazajistan-kirguistan-tayikistan-uzbekistan/ Lot of information, tips and personal experiences of hitch-hiking in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan). Only in spanish] == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}
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