Alatau,_Almaty_Region

Alatau, Almaty Region

Alatau, Almaty Region

Place in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan

For the Kazakh seven-stringed zither, see Jetigen.
For the mountain ranges with the same name, see Alatau.
Not to be confused with Alatau, Medeu District, Almaty.

Alatau[2] (Kazakh: Алатау, Alatau; Russian: Алатау, Alatau), formerly known as Zhetigen (Kazakh: Жетіген, Jetıgen, جەتٸگەن; Russian: Жетыген, Zhetygen) is a small town in Almaty Region of Kazakhstan. It is located some 50 km north of Almaty, on the Turksib rail line.

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History

On November 15, 2023, a decree was prepared by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, "On changes in the administrative and territorial structure of the Almaty region" with the assignment of the village to the status of a city and subsequent renaming to Alatau.[3] On January 9, 2024, the village of Zhetygen was transformed into a city of regional subordination and renamed Alatau.[4]

Accident

The 600th Guards Air Base of the Kazakh Air Force is located at an airfield (43.7330°N 77.1168°E / 43.7330; 77.1168) near Zhetigen. An airforce plane crashed near the town in 2008.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Аркен Утенов стал акимом нового города в Казахстане". www.zakon.kz (in Russian). 2024-05-10.
  2. [2]
    "В Казахстане образовали новый город". www.tengrinews.kz (in Russian). 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  3. [3]
    "It is planned to create new city of Alatau in Kazakhstan". kaztag.kz. 2023-11-16.
  4. [4]
    "Kazakhstan's new city Alatau - what changes are expected". en.inform.kz. 2024-01-10.
  5. [5]
    "A MiG-29 fighter crashes near Alma-Ata; a pilot reported dead - Russian News - REGNUM". Archived from the original on 2008-04-02. Retrieved 2015-11-29.


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