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Gorniy Gigant District
Gorniy Gigant District (or Gorny Gigant) is a district located in Almaty, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki .... One of the most notable aspects of the Gorniy Gigant District is the Sunkar International Ski Jumping Complex. The ski resort was built in 2010 and is located 900 meters above sea level. The area is also a tourist destination on account of its natural scenery, architecture, walking routes, and cafes (uzbechkas). Gorniy Gigant District also includes rural dachas, summer homes, and residential apartments. The area is fenced, and comprises 14 hectares. See also * Sunkar International Ski Jumping Complex References {{coord missing, Kazakhstan Districts of Kazakhstan East Kazakhstan Region ...
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Almaty
Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936 as an Kazakh Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, autonomous republic as part of the Soviet Union, then from 1936 to 1991 as a Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, union republic and finally from 1991 as an independent state to 1997 when the government relocated the capital to Astana, Akmola (renamed Astana in 1998, Nur-Sultan in 2019, and back to Astana in 2022). Almaty is still the major commercial, financial, and cultural centre of Kazakhstan, as well as its most populous and most cosmopolitan city. The city is located in the mountainous area of southern Kazakhstan near the border with Kyrgyzstan in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau at an elevation of 700–900 m (2,300–3,000 feet), where the Large and Small Almatinka rivers r ...
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Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, with a coastline along the Caspian Sea. Its capital is Astana, known as Nur-Sultan from 2019 to 2022. Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, was the country's capital until 1997. Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country, the largest and northernmost Muslim-majority country by land area, and the ninth-largest country in the world. It has a population of 19 million people, and one of the lowest population densities in the world, at fewer than 6 people per square kilometre (15 people per square mile). The country dominates Central Asia economically and politically, generating 60 percent of the region's GDP, primarily through its oil and gas industry; it also has vast mineral ...
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Sunkar International Ski Jumping Complex
The Sunkar International Ski Jumping Complex ( kk, «Сұңқар» халықаралық шаңғы трамплиндер кешені, ''Sunqar halyqaralyq shańǵy tramplınder kesheni''; russian: Международный Комплекс Лыжных Трамплинов “Сункар”) is ski jumping center in Almaty, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki .... It's located in Gorniy Gigant District in the southern part of the city at an altitude of 900 metres above sea level in a unique place where there is almost no wind. Sports: ski jumping, Nordic combined. The total area is 15137 km. The length of the large jumps is 125 and 90 meters. History In 1956, under the supervision of Eduard Chuprov, a teacher of the Institute of Physical Educati ...
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Districts Of Kazakhstan
The regions of Kazakhstan are divided into 170 districts ( pl. kz, аудандар, ''audandar''). The districts are listed below, by region: Abai * Abay District *Ayagoz District * Beskaragay District * Borodulikha District * Kokpekti District *Tarbagatay District *Urzhar District *Zharma District Akmola *Akkol District *Arshaly District *Astrakhan District *Atbasar District *Bulandy District *Burabay District *Egindikol District *Enbekshilder District *Ereymentau District *Esil District, Akmola Province, Esil District *Korgalzhyn District *Sandyktau District *Shortandy District *Tselinograd District *Zerendi District *Zhaksy District *Zharkain District Aktobe Region, Aktobe *Alga District *Ayteke Bi District *Bayganin District *Kargaly District *Kobda District *Khromtau District *Martuk District *Mugalzhar District *Oiyl District *Shalkar District *Temir District *Yrgyz District Almaty Region, Almaty *Balkhash District *Enbekshikazakh District *Ile District, Kazakhstan *Kar ...
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