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  2. Almaty - Wikipedia

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    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).

  3. Panfilov Park (Almaty) - Wikipedia

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    By 1927, as Alma-Ata became the capital of Soviet Kazakhstan, it was renamed Federation of Soviet Republics. Eternal flame at the park during Victory Day, 9 May 2012 On 5 May 1942, the park was renamed to 28 Panfilov Guardsmen Park in honour of the Panfilov's Twenty-Eight Guardsmen of the 1075 regiment of the 312th rifle division, who defended ...

  4. Almaty Region - Wikipedia

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    Almaty Region (Kazakh: Almaty oblysy [ɑɫmɑˈtə ˌwobɫɤˈsə]), formerly known as the Alma-Ata Region until 1993, is a region in Kazakhstan, located in the southeastern part of the country. Its capital, from 1997 to 2022 was the city of Taldyqorğan .

  5. Ruslana Korshunova - Wikipedia

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    Ruslana Sergeyevna Korshunova (Russian: Руслана Серге́евна Коршунова; 2 July 1987 – 28 June 2008) was a Kazakhstani model of Russian descent. [3] [4] Korshunova established herself as a rising figure in the fashion industry by posing for magazines including Vogue and designers such as Vera Wang and Nina Ricci.

  6. Köktöbe (hill) - Wikipedia

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    'Bluehill'; Russian: Коктобе, romanized: Koktobe) or Koktyube (Russian: Коктюбе) is a hill in Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city and former capital. At 1,100 meters (3,610 feet) above sea level, it is one of the main landmarks of the city and a symbol of Almaty.

  7. Khalida Mamanova - Wikipedia

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    Yessenkulovna was born on March 24 (some sources indicate that she was born on the 27th of September) in 1918 in the village of Kara-Agach, Aksu district, Alma-Ata region, in the family of Mamanov Esengul, a large cattle breeder. She came from the noble family of the Mamanovs, whose contribution to the education of the Kazakhs, even after a ...

  8. Kamenskoe Plateau Observatory - Wikipedia

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    In the second half of 1945, the site (11 km (6.8 mi) from Alma-Ata at an altitude of 1,450 metres (4,760 ft) above sea level) and the project of the observatory were chosen, and in March 1946 a government decree on the construction was adopted. The construction itself on the Kamenskoe plateau began in 1947.

  9. Ile-Alatau National Park - Wikipedia

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    The history of the park begins with the creation of the Almaty State Reserve in Zailiisky Alatau in 1931. Initially it occupied an area of 15,000 hectares in the valley of Malaya Almatinka river, in 1935, after increasing the area to 40,000 hectares, and then to 856.7 thousand hectares, it became known as Alma-Ata, covering the whole Zailiisky Alatau ridge.