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From 1929 to 1936, the city, then known as Alma-Ata, was the capital of the Kazakh ASSR. [14] 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).
Cultural heritage [ edit ] On December 22, 2006, the National Bank of Kazakhstan depicted the mosque on a limited-edition 500- tenge coin of sterling silver in order to promote a broader understanding of the entire culture of Kazakhstan, to promote the presentation of religion as a peaceful doctrine of the spiritual and moral self-improvement ...
Boralday (Kazakh: Боралдай), is a kurgan necropolis in Almaty, Kazakhstan, dating to the early Iron Age and associated with the Saka people. [1] Located on the southeastern outskirts of the village of Boralday, the site comprises 47 burial mounds spread over 430 hectares on the left bank of the Bolshaya Almatinka River.
In 2003 Kazakhstan established Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, that aims to facilitate religious dialogue ensuring inter-religious tolerance, and freedom in Kazakhstan. [35] In 2023, the country was scored 1 out of 4 for religious freedom. [36] It was noted that legal amendments in 2022 placed extra restrictions on citizens.
On June 2, 2007, the National Bank of Kazakhstan put into circulation the coin "Cathedral Cathedral" (proof quality) of 500 tenge in 925 sterling silver with the mintage of 4000 pieces with the aim to promote the understanding of the culture of Kazakhstan, and to favor the idea of religion as a peaceful teaching about spiritual and moral self-improvement of person.
Kazakhstan, [d] officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, [e] is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a small portion of its territory in Eastern Europe. [f] It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, with a coastline along the Caspian Sea.
The state list of monuments of history and culture of national importance of Almaty city was approved by the Kazakh SSR Government Decree No. 38, January 26, 1982. The list of monuments of local importance was approved by decision No. 2/35 of the executive committee of the Almaty City Council of People's Deputies on January 26, 1984.
Islam is the largest religion in Kazakhstan, followed by Russian Orthodox Christianity.Approximately 70% of the population is Muslim. [2] The majority are Sunni of the Hanafi school, including ethnic Kazakhs, who constitute about 60% of the population, as well as by ethnic Uzbeks, Uighurs, and Tatars. [3]