Western Kazakhstan

One of the places I will visit next time around.

http://aboutkazakhstan.com/blog/nature/beautiful-landscapes-of-western-kazakhstan/

Kazakhstan is the size of Alaska and Texas, plus another Texas.

There are steppe areas, too.

http://aboutkazakhstan.com/blog/nature/the-landscapes-of-kazakhstan-steppe/

That area looks like parts of Texas, and the traffic sign has bullet holes.