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When Altai Sang: Dimash-Headlined Festival Draws 50,000 Visitors

By Nagima Abuova on 13 July 2026

KATON-KARAGAI — Thundering hooves, improvised verse and Dimash Qudaibergen’s voice carried across the Altai mountains as the Altai – Golden Cradle of the Turkic World festival drew an estimated 50,000 people to East Kazakhstan’s Katon-Karagai on July 10-11.  Across two days, the festival brought together poetry, national sports, crafts,...