The Dostyk Hotel

The Dostyk Hotel is a hotel in Almaty Province, Kazakhstan which is located on Құрманғазы көшесі. The Dostyk Hotel is situated nearby to the community center House of Friendship, as well as near the university Institue of philosophy, political science and religion studies.

Type: Hotel
Description: monument in Almaty, Kazakhstan
Also known as: “Dostyk Hotel” and “Достық қонақ үйі”
Address: 36 Құрманғазы көшесі, Алматы

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mukhtar Auezov house and House of merchant T. A. Golovizina.

Mukhtar Auezov house

Museum

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The M.O. Auezov Literary and Memorial House Museum is a museum founded in 1963 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in the house where Mukhtar Auezov lived the last 10 years of his life. Mukhtar Auezov house is situated 160 metres southwest of The Dostyk Hotel.

House of merchant T. A. Golovizina

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House of merchant T. A. Golovizina is situated 220 metres west of The Dostyk Hotel.

Abay

Metro station

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Abay is a station on Line 1 of the Almaty Metro. The station opened on December 1, 2011. It is the deepest among all the stations in the metro system. The station serves an area around Abay Square and Abai Avenue, with close proximity to the KIMEP University Campus, Kazakhstan Hotel and the Kok Tobe Hill. Abay is situated 290 metres southwest of The Dostyk Hotel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Almaty and Kok Tobe.

Almaty

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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.