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By 1975, plans for the new Almaty Tower were finalized. The goal was to create a broadcasting structure that could cover all of Kazakhstan while also becoming a significant city landmark. Engineers chose the Köktöbe hill due to its high altitude (1130 meters above sea level, approximately 200 meters above the city).
The monument to Abylai Khan was installed in Almaty on December 16, 2000, on the station square in front of the Almaty-2 station building. The head of the team of authors is S.K. Baimagambetov, sculptor – K.K. Satybaldin, architects – T.E. Eraliev, Z.S. Baimagambetov, V.I. Sidorov, designer – M.E. Erkinov, foundry work – A.V. Volkov. [31]
Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Almaty" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
From 1929 to 1936, the city, then known as Alma-Ata, was the capital of the Kazakh ASSR. [13] From 1936 to 1991, Alma-Ata was the capital of the Kazakh SSR.After Kazakhstan became independent in 1991, the city was renamed Almaty in 1993 and continued as the capital until 1997, when the capital was moved to Akmola (renamed Astana in 1998, Nur-Sultan in 2019, and again Astana in 2022).
The Almaty Tower or Kök Töbe Tower, the city's television tower, is located on the south-eastern slope of the hill. [2] It was built during 1975 and 1983, and if measured from sea level, this tower is one of the highest in the world – 372 meters tall. It has a couple observation platforms, but they are not open to the public.
Kazakhstan accepted the convention on 29 April 1994. [3] There are six World Heritage Sites listed in Kazakhstan, with a further 13 on the tentative list. [3] The first site inscribed to the list was the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, at the 27th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Paris in 2003. [4]
The history of the Central Park dates back to the Russian establishment of civilian settlements around the fortification of Verny (now Almaty) and the rise of fisheries.. In 1856, scientist and gardener G. Krishtopenko laid the foundations for the park as a public garden in the floodplain of the Malaya Almatinka River, intended as a place of leisure for the officers of the Verny garrison.
The "Singing Dunes" are located 300 kilometers (190 mi) from Almaty National Park. The area is referred to as the Singing Dunes on account of the rumbling sound emitted from the sand. The Singing Barchan dune is 1.5 km (0.93 mi) long and 120 m (390 ft) high. The barchan is crescent-shaped. When the wind is blowing from the west dispersing the ...