Tourist Attractions in Alma-Ata

During its existence, Alma-Ata managed to be a military fortification, was called Verny and even had the status of the capital of Kazakhstan. Although formally the main city of the country is now Astana, Alma-Ata has retained the right to be called the cultural and economic centre of the state.

Thanks to its location in the foothills of the Zailiyskiy Alatau, the city was able to acquire the largest high-altitude sports complex in the world – Medeo. It appeared in the Soviet times and was later modernised. On the streets of Alma-Ata one can also easily meet a number of evidences of different epochs. Fountains play a special role in the urban structure. They are not only objects of decoration, but also parts of a complex irrigation system. In especially dry periods, 125 fountains do not let the greenery die.