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Алматы
Almatу Алматы
City
	Clockwise from top: Panfilov Street Esplanade; Ascension Cathedral; Kok Tobe cable car; skyline of Almaty; KBTU Building; and Abay Opera House
	Flag Coat of arms
	Nicknames: "Southern Capital", "Apple City", "Big Apple"
	Almatу Location in Kazakhstan Almatу Almatу (Continental Asia)
	Coordinates: 43°14′24″N 76°54′54″E / 43.24000°N 76.91500°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)
• City	2,235,963
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
ISO 3166 code	ALA
Vehicle registration	02 (A – on older plates)
HDI (2021)	0.841; very high · 1st
Climate	Dfa

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).

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]

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^ "KAZAKHSTAN: Administrative Division". citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
^ DOSM. "Department of Statistics Kazakhstan". stat.gov.kz. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ "Code of Access". Almaly.almaty.kz. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ "Almaty Definition & Meaning". Britannica Dictionary. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^ "Almaty". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ "Об изменении численности населения Республики Казахстан с начала 2017 года до 1 декабря 2017 года (Citizenship of the Republic of Kazakhstan ... to 1 December 2017)" (in Russian). Stat.gov.kz. 4 January 2018. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
^ "Население". Stat.kz. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
^ Brummell, Paul; Oleynik, Maria (2018). Kazakhstan. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 26. ISBN 9781784770921. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
^ "Almaty, Kazakhstan" Archived 20 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Encyclopædia Britannica
^ "Almaty included into network of the creative cities of UNESCO" (in Russian). Retrieved 3 October 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Stat-1] "Об изменении численности населения города Алматы с начала 2020 года до 1 января 2021 года". Комитет по статистике Министерства национальной экономики Республики Казахстан. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

[2] "KAZAKHSTAN: Administrative Division". citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.

[:dosm-3] DOSM. "Department of Statistics Kazakhstan". stat.gov.kz. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

[4] "Code of Access". Almaly.almaty.kz. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2012.

[GlobalDataLab-5] "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

[6] "Almaty Definition & Meaning". Britannica Dictionary. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

[7] "Almaty". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

[stats-cmtte-2017-8] "Об изменении численности населения Республики Казахстан с начала 2017 года до 1 декабря 2017 года (Citizenship of the Republic of Kazakhstan ... to 1 December 2017)" (in Russian). Stat.gov.kz. 4 January 2018. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

[KazStat-9] "Население". Stat.kz. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.

[Brummell-10] Brummell, Paul; Oleynik, Maria (2018). Kazakhstan. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 26. ISBN 9781784770921. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

[britannica-11] "Almaty, Kazakhstan" Archived 20 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Encyclopædia Britannica

[12] "Almaty included into network of the creative cities of UNESCO" (in Russian). Retrieved 3 October 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}

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Almatу Алматы
City
Clockwise from top: Panfilov Street Esplanade; Ascension Cathedral; Kok Tobe cable car; skyline of Almaty; KBTU Building; and Abay Opera House
Flag Coat of arms
Nicknames: "Southern Capital", "Apple City", "Big Apple"
Almatу Location in Kazakhstan Show map of Kazakhstan Almatу Almatу (Continental Asia) Show map of Continental Asia
Coordinates: 43°14′24″N 76°54′54″E / 43.24000°N 76.91500°E / 43.24000; 76.91500
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)^[2]
• City	2,235,963^[1]
GDP ^[3]
• 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