Compact street layout
The streets form a simple, compact pattern of blocks, with houses on generous plots, and create a small, clearly defined shape at the heart of the map.
Minimalist map poster · Kazakhstan
48.0333° N / 48.9000° E
A small settlement on the flat steppe of western Kazakhstan, its roads reaching out across open, almost featureless land.





One city, five moods
Ekamowa emwit style ouga bwe ouga ekamowa e dedaña ñan bwega. Style otata a kor eangan — eprint, eframe ke HD files.
Pixel ekwan · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
Enin 100% crop eo mai print file eo elango. Poster otata — eprint, eframe ke edownload — erender iaan server bwir e 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, bwe lane ekekedik ekwan ebwe crisp iaan print 24 × 36″.
Ituro



The map
Shalkar lies in the Atyrau Region of western Kazakhstan, on the vast lowland plain that stretches north of the Caspian Sea. The terrain is flat and dry. Settlements show on the map as small, self-contained clusters of streets in open steppe, linked by long roads and tracks that run for many kilometres with barely a turn.
Several places across Kazakhstan share the name Shalkar, a word associated with wide, open water, which says something about how much water counts in this landscape. The steppe around the settlement is used largely for grazing. As is typical in the region, the built-up area is laid out in straightforward rows of houses and yards, with wide streets.
A Shalkar map poster is minimal almost by nature. The settlement sits at the centre like a small printed mark, and the roads leading away from it draw long, clean lines through blank space. For anyone who knows the steppe, that emptiness is the point: it says more about the place than any amount of detail could.
The streets form a simple, compact pattern of blocks, with houses on generous plots, and create a small, clearly defined shape at the heart of the map.
Roads and tracks leave the settlement in nearly straight lines across the plain. For a long distance in every direction they are the only strong marks on the landscape.
Flat, unbuilt land surrounds the settlement on every side. The wide areas of empty space give the poster its spare, graphic quality.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
Preview ededa low-resolution im watermark. Print im HD files erender iaan 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 px, ededa watermark.
Why Shalkar
For people who grew up in the Atyrau Region, or who worked in western Kazakhstan, Shalkar is a place that stays in the memory. A map of the settlement set against the steppe makes a spare, honest keepsake.
Write your own title, subtitle and coordinates line, and pick Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Noir suits the stark landscape particularly well. Download the HD files for $9, or order a printed poster with an optional wooden frame.
Oder poster Shalkar| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Emwit style iaan capña page, im dogen Printed Poster — size eo, im framme ouga tomwin — ke Digital HD Files. Checkout eaer sit step, im order page bwira eupdate iaan payment eo emej.
Eprint iaan matte paper 200 gsm, iaan size eo eo, mai 30 × 40 cm ñan 24 × 36″. Poster eprint eo emeja iaan $39, shipping ededo.
Eko. Emwit frame wood solid iaan black, white, oak natural ke wood dark. Etaña shatterproof glazing im ready ñan hang. Poster eframe emeja iaan $99, shipping ededo.
Shipping ma free ägen 60+ country. Poster ngaga eo e print ägen print partner nearest ibiema 30+ country, ae e tep ägen 3–7 business day. Ngaga kor status ae tracking ibe My Orders. Country ibiema e tep 2–5 week, ae country ngaga ibe shipping e bwaren, website e ibin oen bwa ngaga pay.
Kabun photo bwira iaan 14 aean mai delivery, im bwira ereprint ededo ke erefund.
Eko. Iaan editor page eanin, ouga change title, subtitle, im coordinates line ñan tomwin ouga koda, im emwit style im size. Order eprint, eframe im digital otata ekamowa design ouga tomwin.
Iaan $9 ouga ereub 300 DPI PNG im PDF print-ready iaan size otata eo, ededa watermark, ñan print ekamowa tomwin. Ouga aewedik? Download preview ededa watermarked kabun.