Almaty
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Almaty (/ælˈmɑːti/[6] or /ˈælməti/;[7] Kazakh: Алматы / Almaty, IPA: [ɑlmɑˈtə] ⓘ; Russian: Алматы, IPA: [ɐlmɐˈtɨ]), formerly known as Alma-Ata (Russian: Алма-Ата), is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of over two million.[8] It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936, while the country was an autonomous republic of the Soviet Union, then from 1936 to 1991, a union republic and finally from 1991, an independent state.[9] In 1997, the government relocated the capital to Akmola (now called Astana).
Almatу
Алматы | |
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Clockwise from top: Panfilov Street Esplanade; Ascension Cathedral; Kok Tobe cable car; skyline of Almaty; KBTU Building; and Abay Opera House | |
Nicknames: "Southern Capital", "Apple City", "Big Apple" | |
Coordinates: 43°14′24″N 76°54′54″E | |
Country | Kazakhstan |
First settled | 1000–801 BC |
Founded | 1854 |
Incorporated (city) | 1867 |
Subdivisions | 8 districts |
Government | |
• Body | City Mäslihat |
• Akim | Erbolat Dosaev |
Area | |
• City | 683 km2 (264 sq mi) |
• Metro | 9,395 km2 (3,627 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,700 m (5,600 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
Population (1 October 2023)[1] | |
• City | 2,235,963[2] |
GDP | |
• City | KZT 26,998.5 billion US$ 60.155 billion (2024) |
• Per capita | KZT 12,098,951 US$26,842 (2024) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (UTC+5) |
Postal code | 050000–050063 |
Area code | +7 727[4] |
ISO 3166 code | ALA |
Vehicle registration | 02 (A – on older plates) |
HDI (2021) | 0.841[5] very high · 1st |
Climate | Dfa |
Almaty is still the major commercial, financial, and cultural centre of Kazakhstan, as well as its most populous and most cosmopolitan city.[10] The city is located in the mountainous area of southern Kazakhstan near the border with Kyrgyzstan in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau at an elevation of 700–900 m (2,300–3,000 feet), where the Large and Small Almatinka rivers run into the plain.[11] The city, just like Astana and Shymkent, does not belong to any region and is officially a "city of republican significance".
The city has been part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the area of music since November 2017.[12]