Alatau (, ''Alatau''; , ''Alatau''), formerly known as Zhetigen, Nikolaevka (, ''Jetıgen'', جەتٸگەن; , ''Zhetygen'') is a small town in
Almaty Region of
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...
. It is located some 50 km north of Almaty, on the
Turksib rail line.
History
On November 15, 2023, a decree was prepared by the President of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...
,
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev (born 17 May 1953) is a Kazakhstani politician and diplomat who has served as the second president of Kazakhstan since 2019. He previously served as Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Prime Minister from 1999 to 2002 ...
, "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. On January 9, 2024, the village of Zhetygen was transformed into a city of regional subordination and renamed Alatau.
Accident
The 600th Guards Air Base of the Kazakh Air Force is located at an airfield () near Zhetigen.
An airforce plane crashed near the town in 2008.
References
Populated places in Almaty Region
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