Almaty is the largest city in Kazakhstan, lying in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains in the country's southeast, near the border with Kyrgyzstan. Its population passed 2.35 million as of January 2026. Almaty served as Kazakhstan's capital from 1929 until 1997, when the seat of government moved to what is now Astana, but it remains the country's financial center, generating about a fifth of national GDP and government revenue and roughly three-fifths of bank credit. UNESCO named it a Creative City of Music in 2017.
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Almaty is the most populous city in Kazakhstan, with more than two million residents.
Infobox, area_total_km2
752
Infobox, established_date2 (Founded)
1854
Infobox, coordinates
43|14|N|76|57|E
Infobox, population_total
2.35 million (estimated)
Infobox, population_as_of
1 January 2026
Lead section, elevation clause
at an elevation of 700-900 metres (2,300-3,000 feet)
View the Source 2. GeoNames: Almaty - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1526384
43.25249 76.9115 P PPLA KZ 02 1977011 783 Asia/Almaty
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 783 m
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Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.25, 76.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.25, 76.75
43.25 76.75 Dfa
Wikidata: Almaty
- Wikidata Q35493, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).
- In Group: Cities of Central Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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