Big Almaty Lake
Big Almaty Lake is a natural alpine reservoir. It is located in the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains, 15 km south from the center of Almaty in Kazakhstan. The lake is 2511 meters above sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Kazakhstan
- Also known as: “Almaty Koli”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Baum grove and Almaty-1 station.
Almaty-1 station
Railway station
Photo: Ds02006, Public domain.
Almaty-1 is a railway station located in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan, and is one of two principal stations in the city. Almaty-1 serves as a primary point of departure for passengers traveling both within Kazakhstan and internationally. Almaty-1 station is situated 4 km north of Big Almaty Lake.
Almaty-2
Station
Photo: Ds02006, Public domain.
The Almaty 2 or Almaty-2 is one of the oldest railway stations located in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The station serves an average daily footfall of approximately 5,000 passengers, which increases to around 10,000 during the summer months due to heightened travel demand. Almaty-2 is situated 3½ km south of Big Almaty Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tastak and Kok Tobe.
Tastak
Suburb
Photo: МаратД, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tastak is a suburb, which is situated 8 km southwest of Big Almaty Lake.
Kok Tobe
Locality
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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. Kok Tobe is situated 9 km south of Big Almaty Lake.
Boralday
Town
Boralday is a town located some 5 kilometres to the north of Almaty in Almaty Region of south-eastern Kazakhstan. The airport Boraldai Airport is located in the southeast part of the town. Boralday is situated 9 km northwest of Big Almaty Lake.
Big Almaty Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Almaty, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Big Almaty Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Big Almaty Lake” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Böyük Almatı gölü”
- Chuvash: “Мăн Алма Ата кӳлли”
- Georgian: “დიდი ალმათის ტბა”
- Japanese: “大アルマトイ湖”
- Kazakh: “Almaty Köli”
- Kazakh: “Алматы Көлi”
- Kazakh: “Үлкен Алматы көлі”
- Malay: “Tasik Besar Almaty”
- Persian: “دریاچه بزرگ آلماتی”
- Russian: “БАО”
- Russian: “Большое Алма-Атинское озеро”
- Russian: “Большое Алматинское озеро”
- Spanish: “Gran Lago Almaty”
- Tatar: “Зур Алма-ата күле”
- Tatar: “Зур Алмата күле”
- Turkish: “Büyük Almatı Gölü”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Türksib and Frunze.
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Highlights include Stantsiya Alma-Ata Vtoraya and Ulken Almaty.
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