Almaty
largest city of Kazakhstan
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Summary
Almaty is a city[1]. Almaty ranks in the top 0.83% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,731 views/month, #46 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Order of the Red Banner of Labour[3]
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[4], World Tourism Cities Federation[5]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kazakhstan[6]
- Country: Kazakhstan[7], Russian Empire[8]
- Head of government: Darhan Satybaldy[9]
- Instance of: largest city[10], city of republican significance[11], former national capital[12]
- Official language: Kazakh[13], Russian[14]
- Twinned administrative body: Modena[15], Riga[16], Jeddah[17], Istanbul[18], Mogadishu[19], Tucson[20], Rennes[21], Meknes[22], Saint Petersburg[23], Bishkek[24], Tel Aviv[25], Antalya[26], Vilnius[27], Rosario[28]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Almaty[29]
- Postal code: 050000[30], 050063[31]
- Commons category: Almaty[32]
- Licence plate code: 02[33], A[34]
- Located in time zone: UTC+06:00[35], Asia/Almaty[36]
- Local dialing code: 727[37]
- Enclave within: Almaty Region[38]
- Inception: 1854[39]
- Official website: https://almaty.kz[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:Almaty[41]
- Commons gallery: Алматы[42]
- Population: 1,507,509[43], 1,703,500[44], 1,806,833[45], 1,916,822[46], 1,977,011[47], 1,475,579[48], 1,450,327[49], 1,414,017[50], 1,391,095[51], 2,135,365[52], 2,228,675[53]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[54], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[55], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[56], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[57], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[58]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Almaty include Almaty International Airport[59], an international airport[60], in Kazakhstan[61], founded in 1935[62].
Why It Matters
Almaty has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Almaty is known by 131 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for Almaty include Almaty International Airport[59], an international airport[60], in Kazakhstan[61], founded in 1935[62].
FAQs
What awards did Almaty receive?
Honors received include Order of the Red Banner of Labour[3].