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Almaty, [a] formerly Alma-Ata, [b] is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. [8] Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains in southern Kazakhstan, near the border with Kyrgyzstan, Almaty stands as a pivotal center of culture, commerce, finance and innovation.
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 ...
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.
According to various polls, the majority of Kazakhstan's citizens, primarily ethnic Kazakhs, identify as Sunni Muslims. [2] [3] According to the estimate by the Pew Research Center, 71% of the population practices the religion of Islam. It also estimated that 17% practices Christianity, 10% are unaffiliated, and 0.9% of the population practices ...
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.
Central State Archives of Recent History headquartered in city. [9] Akhmetzhan Yesimov becomes head of Alma-Ata regional government. [18] 1993 Alma-Ata officially renamed Almaty. [19] Kazakh Interbank Currency Exchange headquartered in Almaty. [20] Kazakhskaya Pravda in publication. [17] Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies founded. [21]
The Central State Museum of Kazakhstan [1] is the largest museum in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and one of the largest museums in Central Asia. [2] When first established in 1931, the museum was located in the Almaty Cathedral. It moved to a modern facility in 1985 and is a landmark in Almaty. [2]
In 1995, the cathedra of the bishop of Kazakhstan diocese [] was transferred from St. Nicholas Cathedral to the restored Ascension Cathedral.As per the decision of the akim of Almaty on 28 November 1995 № 63 "On inclusion in the state list of historical and cultural monuments of local importance of the Almaty St. Nicholas Cathedral" the building was included in the list of sites protected by ...