Alatau ( kz, Алатау, ''Alatau''; from

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: "motley mountain") is a town in Almaty Region, in south-eastern

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, 15 km away from Almaty. The town is notable for its Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kazakhstan National Nuclear Center (formerly of the

Kazakh SSR ; kk, Қазақ Советтік Социалистік Республикасы) *1991: Republic of Kazakhstan (russian: Республика Казахстан; kk, Қазақстан Республикасы) , linking_name = the ...

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), which houses an experimental

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and

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External links

Tageo.com
Populated places in Almaty Region {{Almaty-geo-stub