Abstract:
This study presents the natural and recreational prerequisites for the formation and development of the cross-border
tourism industry in the Kazakh-Russian border region in the context of modern integration processes. The purpose of the research
is to identify the main natural and recreational resources in the border regions of Northern Kazakhstan, among which the border
regions are Kostanay, Pavlodar and North Kazakhstan regions, and the constituent entities of the Russian Federation bordering on
them. The scientific significance of the article is determined by the fact that it analyzes the natural and recreational resources of
10 regions of the Kazakh-Russian borderland as a basis for the formation and development of joint tourist destinations. The main
research method is a spatial analysis of the location of natural and recreational resources of border areas using modern software,
as a result of which maps of natural and recreational resources in the study area were compiled. In the course of the study, it was
revealed that the Pavlodar and North Kazakhstan regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Altai Krai, Novosibirsk and
Omsk regions of the Russian Federation have the greatest potential for the development of cross-border tourism.
