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| Алматы | |
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| Coordinates: Coordinates: 43°16′39″N 76°53′45″E / 43.27750°N 76.89583°E | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Province | Almaty Province |
| First settled | 10th-9th century BC |
| Founded | 1854 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Akim (mayor) | Erbolat Dosaev |
| Area | |
| • Total | 324.8 km2 (125.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 500 - 1,700 m (1,640 - 5,577 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 1,226,300 |
| • Density | 3,776/km2 (9,780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BTT) |
| Postal code | 050000 - 050063 |
| Website | http://www.almaty.kz |
Almaty (Kazakh: Алматы; formerly known as Alma-Ata (Алма-Ата), also Verniy, (Верный)) is the largest city in Kazakhstan. It has a population of over 1,700,000 people (as of 2015). Eight percent of the population of the country live in Almaty. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1927 to 1998. Almaty is the major commercial center of Kazakhstan.
The city is close to China, and was once on the northern silk route between China and the Middle East. Its name derives from the Turkic languages.
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