Almaty

Almaty in is the largest city and the financial and cultural centre of Kazakhstan, with a population in 2024 of 2,250,000. It's a sprawling modern city on a grid pattern, with snow-capped mountains just south marking the border with Kyrgyzstan.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Auezov Kazakh Drama Theatre and Ascension Cathedral.

Theater building
Photo: Ds02006, Public domain.
Auezov Theater with a full name of Kazakh State Academic Drama Theater named after M.O. Auezov is located on Kurmangazy Street in , near the .

Church
The , also known as Zenkov Cathedral, is a Russian Orthodox cathedral located in Panfilov Park in , . Completed in 1907, the cathedral is made out of wood but without nails.

Reservoir
is a man-made lake and reservoir in , Kazakhstan. During a 2011 summary meeting mayor of Almaty Akhmetzhan Yessimov announced that an oceanarium may be constructed at the lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kok Tobe and Tastak.

Locality
Köktöbe or Koktyube is a hill in Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city and former capital. At 1,100 meters above sea level, it is one of the main landmarks of the city and a symbol of Almaty. is situated 7 km southeast of Almaty.

Suburb
is a suburb.

Almaty

Latitude
43.2667° or 43° 16′ north
Longitude
76.9° or 76° 54′ east
Population
1,470,000
Elevation
756 metres (2,480 feet)
Open location code
8JMR7V8X+MX
Geo­Names ID
1526395
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In Other Languages

From Kazakh to Turkish—“Almaty” goes by many names.
  • Kazakh: Алматы қаласы
  • Kazakh: Алматы
  • Russian: Алма-Ата” (historical)
  • Russian: Алматы
  • Turkish: Almatı

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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.

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