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Alma-Ata or Almaty (Kazakh: Алматы, Almaty; in the new Latin alphabet: Almatı) is the largest city and the former capital of Kazakhstan. Alma-Ata has about 1.3 million inhabitants.
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The city was called Verny (Верный) in Tsarist Russia and from 1921 to 1994 its official name was Alma-Ata. Since then, the official name has been Almaty. Until 1997, Almaty was the capital of Kazakhstan and after that Nursultan the capital. The Kazakh name Almaty means rich in apples or, according to less cited sources, strong mountain. At the time of the former Soviet Union, the city was called Alma-Ata, which was wrongly translated as grandfather apple. There is a considerable diversity of apples in the vicinity of the city.
Most residents are ethnic Russians; Kazakhs are also a large group. The city has been repeatedly ravaged by earthquakes and mudslides.
Arrive
By plane
The Almaty . International Airport (Kazakh: Халықаралық Алматы Әуежайы, Russian: Международный Аэропорт Алматы) (IATA: ALA, ICAO: UAAA) is the largest airport in Kazakhstan. The airport is approximately 18 kilometers from the city center.
By train
By car
By bus
By boat
Travel around
To look at
- The Almaty television tower is one of the tallest television towers in the world.
- The Ile-Alatau National Park, which is located slightly east of the city.
- The city is also known for a high-altitude ice rink, called Medeo.
To do
To learn
Almaty has a number of universities including:
- Kazakh National University Al Farabi
- Kazakh American University
- Abay Almaty State University
The Kazakh Academy of Sciences is also located there.
To work
To buy
Food
Going out
stay overnight
Contact
Safety
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