Karaganda - is a city in Kazakhstan, the administrative center of the Karaganda region. Located in the central part of Kazakhstan. The climate is sharply continental. The population of the city is 514,316 people (5th place in terms of population).
Karaganda is a large industrial, economic, scientific and cultural regional center. The largest enterprises of the Karaganda region are coal mining, machine-building, metalworking and food industries.
The sights of Karaganda cannot boast of centuries-old architecture, but they are interesting. Interesting places in the city include the underground museum-mine, the Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God, the Karaganda Regional Mosque. Anet Baba, Karaganda Zoo, Central Park of Culture and Leisure. K. Stanislavsky Drama Theater and others.
There are 8 universities in the city, where 1634 foreign students study.