St. Nicholas Cathedral
St. Nicholas Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox cathedral of the Astana and Almaty diocese in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan.Photo: Ken and Nyetta, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Russian Orthodox
- Description: cathedral
- Also known as: “Saint Nicholas Orthodox church in Almaty”
- Address: 56 Байтұрсынұлы көшесі, Алматы
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Baum house and Central Stadium.
Baum house
Manor estate
Photo: User 0100, Public domain.
Baum house is a manor estate, which is situated 330 metres east of St. Nicholas Cathedral.
Central Stadium
Stadium
Photo: t y l, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Almaty Central Stadium (Kazakh: Алматы орталық стадионы, romanized: Almaty ortalyq stadiony, simply referred to as the Central Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Almaty, Kazakhstan and the largest sports complex in the country. Central Stadium is situated 1¼ km south of St. Nicholas Cathedral.
The Republican Museum of Sports and Olympic Glory
Museum
Photo: User 0100, Public domain.
The Republican Museum of Sports and Olympic Glory is situated 560 metres northeast of St. Nicholas Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Almaty and Kok Tobe.
Almaty
Photo: Peter Hook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 4 km southeast of St. Nicholas Cathedral.
Tastak
Suburb
Photo: МаратД, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tastak is a suburb, which is situated 4 km west of St. Nicholas Cathedral.
St. Nicholas Cathedral
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox cathedral, Eastern Orthodox church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Almaty Province, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.2484° or 43° 14′ 54″ northLongitude
76.92809° or 76° 55′ 41″ eastOpen location code
8JMR6WXH+96OpenStreetMap ID
way 27320454OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=russian_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q1234917
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“St. Nicholas Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس نيكولاس الارثوذكسيه فى الماتى”
- French: “cathédrale Saint-Nicolas d’Almaty”
- French: “Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas d’Almaty”
- German: “Nikolaus-Kathedrale”
- Kazakh: “Никольск шіркеуі”
- Polish: “Sobór św. Mikołaja w Ałmaty”
- Russian: “Никольский собор”
- Russian: “Свято-Никольский собор (Алма-Ата)”
- Russian: “Свято-Никольский Собор”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Nicolas”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Nicolás”
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