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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.
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.
Almaty Museum was opened in 2001. [1] As part of the Almaty Museum there is a dynastic royal burial complex "Boraldai Sak barrows", which preserved the cultural and natural landscape. [2] In 2016, the museum moved into the complex of buildings of the former Vernensky orphanage. [3]
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]
It is a monument of art, architecture and history (included in the register on 20 April 1980), included in the Almaty State Historical-Architectural and Memorial Reserve (decree of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 46 25 November 1993). [6]
It is intended for concerts, festivals and other cultural events. It was one of the premiere sites for the Eurasia Film Festival. Outside, with the fountains on the square in front of the Palace and the monument of the Kazakh poet Abai , Palace of the Republic is one of the main known attractions of Almaty from the Kunaev era.
Almaty’s French Consulate was originally the house of the merchant dynasty of Shahvorostov. It is located on 99 Furmanov Street. The building was previously used as the commissariat of the Turkestan Territory, the Semirechensky sponge of the RCP (b), the medical school, the children's infectious hospital, the hospital, the medical museum and the US Embassy in Kazakhstan.
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]