A LMATY Almaty (Kazakh. Almaty (inf.), Until Faithful; in the Middle Ages, the settlement of Almaty was located in the territory of the present city) - the largest city of Kazakhstan

S TATUS Alma-Ata was the largest city of the Kazakh SSR, then became the largest city of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Despite the loss of the status of the political and administrative capital, it is the cultural and financial-economic center of the republic and remained the only millionaire city in the country until 2017, Astana was the second

T ITLE The government of Kazakhstan in the Russian and Kazakh languages is the city of Almaty; in Russia, the name Alma-Ata is still used (however, both names are used in the media).

C LIMATE The climate of Alma-Ata is continental and is characterized by the influence of the mountain-valley circulation, which is especially evident in the northern part of the city, located directly in the transition zone of the mountain slopes to the plain.

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