Geoglyphs are geometric or shaped patterns applied to the ground, created by filling in soil or by removing the topsoil or planting trees around the perimeter. Many geoglyphs are so large that they can only be seen from a bird’s eye view.
The first geoglyphs in Kazakhstan on the territory of the Turgai trough were discovered in March 2007 as a result of studying satellite images available in the Google Earh program. At the moment, there are several types of geoglyphs located in the Kostanay region