Park of the 28 Guardsmen

The 28 Panfilov Guardsmen Park is an urban park near the Ascension Cathedral in east-central Almaty, Kazakhstan. The park honors the Panfilov's Twenty-Eight Guardsmen, 28 soldiers from an Alma-Ata infantry unit of the Red Army who reportedly died during World War II in the Battle of Moscow.

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Type: Park
Description: park in Kazakhstan
Also known as: “Panfilov Park”, “Park of 28 Panfilov Guardsmen, Almaty”, and “Парк Федерации”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ascension Cathedral and Kazakh museum of folk musical instruments.

Ascension Cathedral

Church

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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.

Kazakh museum of folk musical instruments

Museum

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The Ykhlas Museum of Folk Musical Instruments is a musical instrument museum located in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Located in Panfilov Park, the wooden building was erected in 1908, simultaneously with Ascension Cathedral. Kazakh museum of folk musical instruments is situated 310 metres east of Park of the 28 Guardsmen.

Arasan Baths

Sauna

Arasan is a health-improving complex in Almaty. Arasan Baths is situated 350 metres west of Park of the 28 Guardsmen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Almaty and Kok Tobe.

Almaty

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Almaty in Almaty Province 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.

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 3½ km southeast of Park of the 28 Guardsmen.