Central Universal Store

TsUM — Central Universal Department Store is a department store in Almaty. Modeled after the Moscow TsUM, the Almaty TsUM is housed in a 4-story Stalinist building located at the intersection of Abylai Khan Avenue and Jibek Joly Street in the Arbat area.

Type: Shopping center
Description: shopping mall in Almaty, Kazakhstan
Also known as: “TsUM”
Address: 62 Абылай Хан даңғылы, Алматы

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Radchenko house and Zhibek Zholy.

Radchenko house

Photo: User 0100, Public domain.

Radchenko house is situated 540 metres northeast of Central Universal Store.

Zhibek Zholy

Metro station

Photo: Alex J. Butler, CC BY 2.0.

Jibek Joly is a station of Line 1 of the Almaty Metro. The station was opened on December 1, 2011. Zhibek Zholy is situated 420 metres southeast of Central Universal Store.

Ascension Cathedral

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Ascension Cathedral, also known as Zenkov Cathedral, is a Russian Orthodox cathedral located in Panfilov Park in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Completed in 1907, the cathedral is made out of wood but without nails. Ascension Cathedral is situated 1 km east of Central Universal Store.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Almaty and Kok Tobe.

Almaty

Photo: Peter Hook, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Almaty is the largest city and the financial and cultural capital of Kazakhstan. 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.

Kok Tobe

Locality

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Köktöbe or Koktyube is a hill in Kazakhstan's largest city and former capital, Almaty. At 1,100 meters above sea level, it is regarded as emblematic of the city and one of its main landmarks. Kok Tobe is situated 4½ km southeast of Central Universal Store.