The Bostandyq District () is an administrative subdivision of the city of

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 ...

. The district has the youngest demographics with more than 71,000 students residing in it.

History

The Bostandyq District was first established on 31 January 1966 by the Decree of the Presidium of the

Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR The Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR ( kk, Қазақ ССР Жоғарғы Советі, Qazaq SSR Joğarğy Sovetı; russian: Верховный Совет Казахской ССР), also known as the Supreme Council was a unicameral legislativ ...

. It was named Kalinin District and was formed in connection with the expansion of the territory, the city at the expense of the adjacent lands and the disaggregation of the Soviet District. In the early 1960s, the Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy (VDNKh) opened its first pavilions; microdistricts "Koktem-1" and "Koktem-2" were built, reconstruction of the southern outskirts of the city began. The main Botanical Garden received the status of a research institution. Became the basis of education, culture and science of the region: the National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Al-Farabi Kazakh National University ( kz, Әл-Фараби атындағы Қазақ ұлттық университеті, Äl-Farabi atyndağy Qazaq Ūlttyq Universitetı), also called KazGU or KazNU, is a university in Almaty, Kazakhstan. ...

;

Kazakhfilm Kazakhfilm ( kk, Қазақфильм, ''Qazaqfilm'', pronounced ; russian: Казахфильм) is a Kazakh film studio located in Almaty, Kazakhstan. History The film studio was founded in 1934 as the Alma-Ata newsreel studio, in 1936 the fir ...

studio named after Shaken Aimanov;

Satbayev University Satbayev University ( kz, Қазақ Ұлттық Техникалық Зерттеу Университет) is a technical university located in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The university is the oldest technical university in Kazakhstan, comprising 10 ...

. On 12 December 1995, the district was renamed into Bostandyq and over the years, the region has undergone significant changes in connection with the transformation of the Moskva and Alatau Districts.

References

Districts of Kazakhstan {{Kazakhstan-geo-stub Districts of Almaty