"The "Southern Capital" of Kazakhstan" Almaty by lotharlerch

Almaty Travel Guide: 332 reviews and 730 photos

It was the Capital quite recently

...until the government moved to Astana - which was not really appreciated by most of the people because Almaty is a nice city in a marvellous surroundings. But Almaty will survive this loss like Rio de Janeiro did when the government moved to Brasilia....

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  • Pros:fantastic multiethnic and multicultural city
  • Last visit to Almaty: Oct 2002
  • Intro Written Nov 18, 2002
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  • matcrazy1's Profile Photo
    Jan 6, 2006 at 5:41 PM

    I need more info and pictures haha.

  • iwys's Profile Photo
    Jan 4, 2005 at 9:49 AM

    Ice stadium in the sky. What a great scene.

  • shpynka's Profile Photo
    Jul 31, 2003 at 8:14 AM

    Oh yes! I can see why I miss it and you feel in love... maybe it's something in the air, maybe in the mountains, maybe in rivers or plains.... everything is a fascinating mystery!!!!

  • seratonin's Profile Photo
    May 26, 2003 at 3:38 AM

    Nice! Almaty is a great place, no matter if it is the capital or it is not !

  • martinelli's Profile Photo
    Apr 10, 2003 at 7:08 AM

    and like sao paulo survived when it moved to rio and like rio survived when it moved to sao paulo and, baaaaaaack in time, like salvador survived when it moved to rio! but GOSH let's just hope Astana is not as boring as Brasilia...

  • herzog63's Profile Photo
    Dec 21, 2002 at 1:06 PM

    Nice Picture! Is that a Hockey Rink?

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