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Almaty
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Almaty (Kazakh: Алматы / Almatı / الماتى), an aa kent bi its umwhile names Verny (Roushie: Верный, "Faithful," prior tae 1921) an Alma-Ata (Roushie: Алма́-Ата́, atween 1921 an 1992), is the umwhile caipital an still lairgest ceety in Kazakhstan, wi a population o 1,348,500 (1 September 2008). This represents 9% o the population o the kintra.
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Almaty Alma-Ata Алматы Алма-Ата | |
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Coordinates: 43°16′39″N 76°53′45″E | |
Country | Kazakhstan |
First settled | 10–9t century BC |
Foondit | 1854 |
Incorporatit (ceety) | 1867 |
Govrenment | |
• Akim (mayor) | Akhmetzhan Yesimov |
Area | |
• Total | 324.8 km2 (125.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 500–1700 m (1640–5577 ft) |
Population (1 August 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 1,477,564 |
• Density | 4152/km2 (10,750/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (UTC+6) |
Postal code | 050000–050063 |
Area code(s) | +7 727[2] |
ISO 3166-2 | ALA |
License plate | A |
Website | http://www.almaty.kz |
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It wis the caipital o the Kazakh SSR an its successor Kazakhstan frae 1929 tae 1997. Despite losin its status as the caipital tae Nursultan in 1997, Almaty remains the major commercial centre o Kazakhstan. It is locatit in soothren Kazakhstan, near the mairch wi Kyrgyzstan.