Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 First Edition with your subscription. The number of materials of museum significance is 649. [44] Prior to their dissolution, Air Kazakhstan[45] and Kazakhstan Airlines[46] were also headquartered in Almaty. The city suffered from severe earthquakes in 1887 and 1911, and a mudflow down the Malaya Almaatinka River in 1921 caused considerable destruction and loss of life. HC Almaty currently plays in the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship. Firstly Almaty was called Alma-Ata, Zailiysky and Vierny.Almaty city is translated from the Kazakh language as “father of apples”, it is the perfect place for fruit growing, as there are many fertile lands around Almaty. - Museum «Batyr babalar» The number of Uigurs is also significant (7.73%). ), School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education), Children under the age of 5 years underweight. It has a relatively mild climate with warm and dry summers and quite cold winters. The Trans-Ili Alatau branch of the Tian Shan Mountains extends from China and Kyrgyzstan into Almaty Region, along its southern border with Kyrgyzstan. Oban The center consists of 4 exhibition halls, there is a conference room for 16 seats. There are three main levels: basic higher education that provides the fundamentals of the chosen field of study and leads to the award of the Bachelor’s degree; specialised higher education after which students are awarded the Specialist’s Diploma; and scientific-pedagogical higher education which leads to the Master’s Degree. The Turkestan–Siberia Railway construction also had a decisive economic impact that strongly influenced the destiny of Alma-Ata as the capital of the Kazakh ASSR. In 1930 the construction of the highway and railway to Alma-Ata was completed. Islam is the largest religion in Kazakhstan, followed by Orthodox Christianity. On October 30, 2018, they moved to a new building. … km. Along with professional services, media companies are concentrated in Almaty. It was to the rear of the wartime fronts. The Park of 28 Panfilov Guardsmen is a major park in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Bandy was introduced for the first time at the 2011 Winter Asian Games. On the 1st of July, 1998 the Law about the special status of the city was passed. Updates? [34], The Territory of the Kyrgyz State adjoins North Tian-Shan. Borisoglebsky and the engineer A.P. In April 2001 the administrative center of Almaty Region was moved from Almaty to Taldykorgan. Air Astana is headquartered in the Air Astana Centre 1 in Almaty. In the region's northeast, it shares the four lakes of the Alakol Depression (Lakes Alakol, Sasykkol, Koshkarkol, and Zhalanashkol) with East Kazakhstan Region. • Cultural and educational work. Their magnitudes were 9 and 11 on the MSK scale – 64, and their centres were located within 100 kilometres (62 miles). (Heroic ancestors) [47] To mitigate the rapidly increasing electricity demand caused by this growth, the Kazakh authorities decided to upgrade the power system by building the new transmission line and modernizing the substations. Considerable rises in population have been reported in the three major cities of the country: Almaty … of green plantations for each of its million-odd residents. Plans include a set of water projects over an area of 9.5 hectares. 1807, "a horrible catastrophe took place in Almaty"; Kazakh Academy of Labour and Social Relations, Kazakh National Pedagogic University (named after Abay), Kazakh National Agrarian University (SHI, AEZVI), This page was last edited on 7 October 2020, at 11:01. https://zhetysu.gov.kz/ru/o-regione/. Other religious groups include Judaism, the Bahá’í Faith, Hinduism, Buddhism, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. - PUI «Historical and Cultural Center «Atameken» of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan-Elbasy» Vocational Education usually lasts 3 or 4 years. There are a total of 258 Orthodox churches, 93 Catholic churches, and over 500 Protestant churches and prayer houses. Edinburgh Since the city is in a tectonically active area, it has an endemic risk of earthquakes. They are: ice stadium with 400 meters track, ski and biathlon stadiums, a new ski resort, 90 - and 120-meter springboards with stands for 20,000 spectators, bobsleigh track. Some minorities such as Germans (1.1%), Ukrainians, Koreans, Chechens, Meskhetian Turks, and Russian political opponents of the regime had been deported to Kazakhstan in the 1930s and 1940s by Stalin. [23], On 7 September 1988, the subway Almaty Metro project started construction; the subway was opened on 1 December 2011 after 23 years. During the period of Saka and Wusun governance, Almaty became an early education centre. Museum funds are being replenished with materials relating to citizens who were subjected to political repression during the period of the 20-50s of the XX century. [21], According to the First City Plan, developed by administrators of the Russian Empire, the city perimeters were 2 kilometres (1 mile) on the south along Almatinka river, and 3 kilometres (2 miles) on the west. [57], Almaty will be the host of the 2017 Winter Universiade[58] with bandy on the programme.[59]. People can buy a card for a month and ride freely. The number of materials of museum significance is 404. In honor of the participation of the city of Almaty in the Olympic torch relay of the Beijing Olympic Games, approximately one hundred spruces and birches were planted. The building area is 4987 square meters. [citation needed]. [citation needed]. The city lies in the foothills of Trans-Ili Alatau (or Zailiysky Alatau) in the extreme south-east. The museum consists of 6 exhibition halls. [64], The fictional espionage novel Performance Anomalies[65] takes place in Almaty, Kazakhstan and many of the city's landmarks make an appearance, including Panfilov Park,[66] Zenkov Cathedral, The Kazakh Museum of Folk Musical Instruments, Kok-Tob (Kök Töbe), Shymbulak, Zelyony Bazaar, and several well-known avenues.