Central Park

Central Recreation Park, commonly known as Gorky Central Park of Culture and Recreation is an urban park located in the Medeu District of Almaty. The park features a variety of trees, including elm, oak, aspen, maple, pine, spruce, poplar, and birch, along with artificial water reservoirs.

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Type: Park
Description: park in Almaty, Kazakhstan
Also known as: “Орталық Демалыс және Мәдениет Саябағы”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Almaty Zoo and Kazakh museum of folk musical instruments.

Almaty Zoo

Zoo

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Almaty Zoo is the state zoo of Almaty, the most populous city in Kazakhstan. The Almaty Zoo is one of the largest and oldest zoological parks in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Almaty Zoo is situated 650 metres east of Central Park.

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 1 km west of Central Park.

Дом купца Филиппова

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Дом купца Филиппова is situated 680 metres northwest of Central Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kok Tobe and Besagash.

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 3 km south of Central Park.

Besagash

Village

Besagash, previously in the Soviet era: Dzerzhinskoye is a village in Almaty Region in the south-east of Kazakhstan. Besagash is situated 7 km northeast of Central Park.