Chimbulak

Chimbulak is a ski-resort in the mountains near , . The times when mountain-skiing was only for the most courageous and well off have become a thing of the past.
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  • Type: Sports venue
  • Description: Ski resort near Almaty, Kazakhstan
  • Also known as: “Shimbulak”, “Shymbulak”, “Şimbulak”, “Şımbulak”, “Шимбулак”, “Шымбулак”, and “瓊布拉克”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Talgar pass and Abay.

Mountain saddle
is a mountain saddle.

Peak
is a peak, which is situated 4½ km south of Chimbulak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Medeu.

Suburb
Photo: Kefi, CC0.
The is an outdoor speed skating and bandy rink. is situated 4 km northwest of Chimbulak.

Chimbulak

Latitude
43.1285° or 43° 7′ 43″ north
Longitude
77.0813° or 77° 4′ 53″ east
Open location code
8JMV43HJ+9G
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­sports_centre
Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Uzbek—“Chimbulak” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “新布拉克”
  • Czech: “Šymbulak”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شيمبولاك”
  • Erzya: “Чимбулак”
  • Finnish: “Shymbulak Mountain Resort”
  • Finnish: “Shymbulak Ski Resort”
  • French: “Chimbulak”
  • German: “Schymbulaq”
  • Icelandic: “Sjimbúlak”
  • Japanese: “チェンブラク・スキー場”
  • Kazakh: “Шымбұлақ”
  • Korean: “심불라크”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Shymbulak”
  • Norwegian: “Shymbulak”
  • Polish: “Szymbulak”
  • Russian: “Горнолыжный курорт ‘Чимбулак’”
  • Russian: “Чимбулак”
  • Slovenian: “Šimbulak”
  • Swedish: “Shymbulak”
  • Swedish: “Sjymbulaq”
  • Tatar: “Чимбулак”
  • Turkish: “Çimbulak”
  • Uzbek: “Shimbuloq”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Glaciological station T-1 (Tuyuksu) and Muztau.

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