Almaty

Almaty is the largest city and the financial and cultural capital of . Though short on grand sights, Almaty is relentlessly pleasant, with upmarket shops, bars, and cafes tucked among lush, tree-lined streets and esplanades, while the snow-capped Trans-Ili Alatau mountains to the south give the city a beautifully dramatic backdrop.
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  • …has about 1,470,000 residents
  • …is also known as “Verny”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Central Stadium and Auezov Kazakh Drama Theatre.
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Almaty (Kazakh: Алматы орталық…
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Auezov Theater with a full name of Kazakh State Academic Drama Theater named after M.O.
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The , also known as Zenkov…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nur Alatau and Kok Tobe.
Vtoraya Pyatiletka is a village in of south-eastern . is situated 9 km south of Almaty.
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Köktöbe or Koktyube is a hill in Kazakhstan's largest city and former capital, . is situated 7 km southeast of Almaty.

Almaty

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Latitude
43.2667° or 43° 16′ north
Longitude
76.9° or 76° 54′ east
Open location code
8JMR7V8X+MX
Geo­Names ID
1526395

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Uzbek—“Almaty” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “አልማታ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Almata”
  • Bengali: “আলমাটি”
  • French: “Almaty”
  • German: “Almaty”
  • Hausa: “Almaty”
  • Japanese: “アルマトイ市”
  • Javanese: “Almaty”
  • Kazakh: “Алматы”
  • Kirghiz: “Алматы”
  • Malay: “Almaty”
  • Oromo: “Almaty”
  • Panjabi: “ਅਲਮਾਟੀ”
  • Persian: “الماتی”
  • Portuguese: “Almaty”
  • Pushto: “المati”
  • Russian: “Алма-Ата” (historical)
  • Russian: “Алматы”
  • Somali: “Almaty”
  • Spanish: “Almaty”
  • Swahili: “Almaty”
  • Tajik: “Олмотӣ”
  • Tatar: “Алматы”
  • Turkish: “Almatı”
  • Uzbek: “Almota”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and Stantsiya Alma-Ata Vtoraya.

Kazakhstan: Highlights

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