Alatau (town, Almaty Region)
Alatau (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.
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. 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 (43°43′59″N 77°07′00″E / 43.7330°N 77.1168°E) near Zhetigen. An airforce plane crashed near the town in 2008.
References
- ^ "Аркен Утенов стал акимом нового города в Казахстане". www.zakon.kz (in Russian). 2024-05-10.
- ^ "В Казахстане образовали новый город". www.tengrinews.kz (in Russian). 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ "It is planned to create new city of Alatau in Kazakhstan". kaztag.kz. 2023-11-16.
- ^ "Kazakhstan's new city Alatau - what changes are expected". en.inform.kz. 2024-01-10.
- ^ "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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