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| Almaty Province Алматы облысы |
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| Coordinates: 45°0′N 78°0′E / 45°N 78°ECoordinates: 45°0′N 78°0′E / 45°N 78°E | |||
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
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| Capital | Taldykorgan | ||
| Government | |||
| - Akim | Umbetov Serik | ||
| Area [1] | |||
| - Total | 224,000 km2 (86,486.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 1,603,700 | ||
| - Density | 7.2/km2 (18.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | East (UTC+6) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+6) | ||
| Postal codes | 040000 | ||
| Area codes | +7 (727), +7 (728) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | KZ-ALM | ||
| Vehicle registration | B | ||
| Districts | 16 | ||
| Cities | 10 | ||
| Townships | 15 | ||
| Villages | 769 | ||
| Website | http://www.almaty-reg.kz | ||
Almaty (Kazakh: Алматы облысы, Almatı oblısı, الماتى وبلىسى) is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Taldykorgan, which has a population of 118,400. The province itself has 1,603,700 people.
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Geography
Almaty Province is the province which surrounds the city of Almaty. The province borders Kyrgyzstan and the Xinjiang (East Turkestan) region of the People's Republic of China. The province also touches three other Kazakh provinces: Jambyl Province to the West, Karagandy Province to the Northwest and East Kazakhstan Province to the north. Almaty Province has an area of 224,000 square kilometers.
Lake Balkhash (Balqash Koli in Kazakh) takes up part of the northwest of the province. The Trans-Ili Alatau branch of Tian Shan Mountains extend from China and Kyrgyzstan into Almaty Province, along its southern border with Kyrgyzstan.
Charyn Canyon, Ili river, Bartogai and Kapshagay lakes, Kaindy and Kolsai lakes, Lake Issyk are located in the province.
History
Alma-Ata Province, the predecessor of today's Almaty Province, was created from the historical region of Zhetysu on March 10, 1932. Its capital was Alma-Ata (Almaty). Several times during the Soviet period, the north-eastern part of the province, centered on Taldykorgan, was separated from Alma-Ata Province, forming a separate Taldy-Kurgan Province, only to be merged into Alma-Ata Province again several years later.
In April 2001 the administrative center of the Almaty Province was moved from Almaty to Taldykorgan. Thus Taldykorgan has become a provincial capital again - this time without splitting a province.
Demographics
As of 2006, 63% of the population is ethnic Kazakh and around 19% is ethnic Russian. According to the 1999 Census, 59.4% were Kazakh, 21.8% were Russian, 9% were Uyghur & 9.8% were others. [1]
Sights
- Tamgaly - a World Heritage Site (petroglyphs)
- Talgar - a region where the Issyk kurgan is located
- Medeo - one of the most famous ice rinks in the world
- Dostyk - a point of entry from China to Kazakhstan
Settlements
Abay | Akbulak | Akdala | Akkaynar | Akozek | Aksengir | Akshiy | Aksu | Aktas | Aktuma | Aktyube | Alatau | Aleksandrovka | Alga | Algabas | Alghabas | Ali | Altynemel | Amangel'dy | Aqbalyq | Aqdala | Aqkol | Aqshi | Aqtam | Aqzhar | Arasan | Arkabay | Arqarly | Artel' vostok | Ashchibulak | Ashchybulak | Avat | Aydarly | Aynabulaq | Azat |Baganashyl | Bakanas| Balasaz | Balatopar | Balpyk Bi | Baltabay | Baqanas| Baqbaqty | Basqynshy | Baybulak | Bayserka | Bayserke | Bazarkel'dy | Bel'bulak | Bereke | Beskol | Bezvodnyy | Birlik | Boralday | Bozinggen | | Burunday |Chapayevo | Chemolgan | Cherkasskoe | Chilik | Chundzha |Dmitrievka | Dmitriyevka | Dostyq | Dvenadtsatogo dekabrya| Dyusen' | Dzerzhinskoe | Dzerzhinskoye | Dzhanek | Dzhansugirov |Ekiasha | Ekinshi beszhyldyq | Ekpindi | Elaman | Enbekshi | Energeticheskiy | Esik |Fabrichnyy | Frunze |Gagarino | Gerasimovka | Gornyy | Gornyy sadovod | Gvardeyskiy |Ili | Imeni panfilova | Imeni sverdlova | Intymak | Isayevo |Kabanbay | Kalinino | Kalinovka | Kalkaman | Kamenka | Kamennoye plato | Kapal | Kapchagai | Karabulak | Karagayly | Karakastek | Karakemer | Karaoy | Karasu | Karasu | Karaturyk | Kaskelen | Kasymbek | Kauchuk | Kaynar | Kaynazar | Kayrat | Kazarma | Kazatkom | Kegen | Kengzhyra | Kerbulak | Ketpen | Kirovo | Kishi qaraoy | Klyuchi | Kokkaynar | Kokozek | Kokpek | Koksu | Koktal | Koktobe | Koktuma| Lenino | Lepsi | Lepsy |Madeniyet | Malovodnoe | Malovodnoye | Maloye karaoy | Malybay | Masaq | Matay | Maylybay | Mezhdurechenskoe | Mezhdurechenskoye | Molaly | Mynbayevo |Narynkol | Nechayev sad | Nikolaevka | Nikolayevka | Novoalekseevka | Novoalekseyevka| Novopokrovka|Obukhovka | Oktryabr' | Oktyabr' | Otegen batyr | Ozernyy |Panfilov atyndaghy | Panzhim | Pervomayskiy | Pervomayskoye | Podgornoe | Pokrovka | Politotdel | Pryamoy put' | Put' il'icha |Qabanbay | Qalzhat | Qanshenggel | Qapal | Qapshaghay | Qarabastau | Qarabulaq | Qaraoy | Qarashoqy | Qarasu | Qaraturyq | Qaskeleng | Qazaqstan | Qoghaly | Qongyroleng | Qorghas | Qospan | Qoyankoz | Qoylyq | Quyghan | Qyzylaghash | Qyzylashchy | Qyzylqayrat | Qyzyltu |Raimbek | Rakhat | Raz'yezd sem'desyat | Razdol'noye | Rudnichnyy | Rybach'e |Samsy | Sarkand | Sarqan| Sarybastau | Sarybel | Sarybulak | Saryozek | Saryzhaz | Saty | Sharyn| Shatyrbay | Shelek | Shengel'dy | Shenggeldi | Shilikemer | Shonzhy | Shugyla| Skotovod | Spetsgorodok | Sumbe | Suyksay |Talap | Taldybulak | Taldykorgan | Talgar | Talghar| Taran | Tashkensaz | Tastybulak | Tauturgen | Tekeli | Tekes | Teskensu | Troitskoye | Turar | Turgen | Turgen | Tuyyq | Tuzusay |Usharal | Ushbulaq | Ushtobe | Uzunagach | Uzynaghash | Uzynbulaq |Vtoraya pyatiletka |Yenbek | Yenbekshi | Yermensay | Yesentay | Yesik | Yevgen'yevka | Yubileynoye |
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