The Kazakh-language edition of Wikipedia opened in June 2002, early in the growth of Wikipedia beyond English. Kazakh is the official language of Kazakhstan and is a Turkic language, and for many years it was written in the Cyrillic alphabet, with Latin and Arabic scripts in use in other places. This led the edition to adopt a way of showing articles in different alphabets, which helped readers in Kazakhstan, China and elsewhere. Kazakhstan has been planning a gradual shift of the Kazakh alphabet from Cyrillic to Latin, which adds to the interest of the project. The edition is maintained by volunteers and has grown into a substantial reference in the language.
Before and after
- 3 May 2002Release of Czech Wikipedia
- from 9 May 2002 to 8 April 2012Premiere of CSI: Miami
- June 2002Release of Latin Wikipedia
- June 2002Discovery of oganesson
- 3 June 2002Release of Kazakh Wikipedia
- 13 June 2002Discovery of 55 Cancri c
- 1 July 2002Founding of International Criminal Court
- from 20 July 2002 to 25 November 2006Premiere of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius
- 23 July 2002Discovery of Sao
More in Science & technology
- 1945Discovery of promethium
- 1950Discovery of californium
- 1952Discovery of einsteinium
- December 1952Discovery of fermium
- 1958Discovery of nobelium
- 29 August 1982Discovery of meitnerium
The era
This moment belongs to the Contemporary world (1945 CE to today), the world since 1945. You can also browse everything in the 21st century.