Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan.
Almaty, formerly known as Alma-Ata, is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of over two million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936, while the country was an autonomous republic of the Soviet Union, then from 1936 to 1991, a union republic and finally from 1991, an independent state. In 1997, the government relocated the capital to Akmola.
Haileybury and Imperial Service College is an English co-educational independent boarding and day school for 11- to 18-year-olds near Hertford in England. It is a member of the Rugby Group and enrols pupils at the 11+, 13+ and 16+ stages of education. Over 890 pupils attend Haileybury, of whom more than 550 board. The campus occupies over 500 acres of Hertfordshire countryside, approximately 20 miles from London.
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Kazakh: Әл-Фараби атындағы Қазақ ұлттық университеті), also called KazNU or KazGU, is a national research university located in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Named after philosopher and scholar al-Farabi, it is one of the country's largest universities.
KIMEP University is a private university founded in 1992 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
The National Bank of Kazakhstan is the central bank of Kazakhstan.
Hotel Kazakhstan is the third-tallest building in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is 102 m (335 ft) tall, with 26 floors. It is situated in the southern center of Almaty. It is located on Dostyq Avenue, a major road in the east part of the city which runs all the way from Medeo to Panfilov Park, in the north part of town.
The Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences is the highest scientific organization of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Academy of Sciences was founded on 1 June 1946 on the basis of the Kazakh branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences. The central office is located in Almaty. It is a state institution that joins active members (academicians), corresponding members, and leading scientists of Kazakhstan.
The Ascension Cathedral, also known as Zenkov Cathedral, is a Russian Orthodox cathedral located in Panfilov Park in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Completed in 1907, the cathedral is made out of wood but without nails. Its height is 56 meters tall, and is claimed to be the second tallest wooden church in the world.
Haileybury Astana is a British independent school in Astana, Kazakhstan. It was founded in 2011 as an offshoot of Haileybury, an independent school in England, following the establishment of Haileybury Almaty in 2008. Haileybury Astana follows the UK school curriculum, and senior school pupils are prepared for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP).
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Almaty, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan.
Margulan Seissembayev is a Kazakhstan businessman, Kazakh investor, traveler, public figure and businessman.
Panfilov Street Promenade is a promenade located in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Abay Opera House, where the promenade starts, and KBTU Building are located within it, which was redesigned by Danish urban designer Jan Gehl. The promenade ends in Arbat.
Akhmet Baitursynov Home Museum is a memorial museum of Akhmet Baitursynov in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Museum is located in the house where he lived in 1934–1937.
Kunaev Home Museum is a memorial museum and memorial apartments of the politician and First Secretary of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan Dinmukhamed Kunaev in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Nurgisa Tlendiev Memorial Museum is a museum dedicated to the composer, Hero of Kazakhstan, and People's Artist of the USSR Nurgisa Tlendiyev, which is located in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
The Almaty Pioneers Palace is a Pioneers Palace, an institution from the Soviet Union to provide after-school education for children, built in Almaty in 1983.
The Beatles Monument is a monument to the English rock band The Beatles in Kók Tóbe Park, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Memorial complex "Alley of prominent figures" is an alley of busts in Almaty near the former Government House of the Kazakh SSR, established in 1987 to honour participants of “the establishment of Soviet power in Semirechye”.
Halyk Arena Ice Palace is a palace of sports and culture in Almaty, Kazakhstan, built in 2016 for the 2017 Winter Universiade. The venue is designed for such sports events as ice hockey, figure skating and other sports.
