The Turksib District () is an administrative subdivision of the city of
Almaty
Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains ...
. The district is an industrial area, with an air and railway gateway to the city.
History
On 8 April 1938, a decision was made at a meeting of the Bureau of the Central Committee of the
Communist Party of Kazakhstan
The Communist Party of Kazakhstan (, ) is a banned Marxist–Leninist political party in Kazakhstan.
History
Origin
The Communist Party of Kazakhstan was founded 1936, when Kazakhstan was granted a Union Republic status within the Sovie ...
"on the organization of a new Kaganovich District." On 19 April 1938, at the presidium of the City Council, the territorial boundaries of the district were established and the Kaganovich District was organized with the center at the
Almaty-1 station. In July 1957, the district was renamed to Oktyabrsk.
On 12 December 1995, in connection with the celebration of the
Independence Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the upcoming 70th anniversary of the construction of the
Turkestan-Siberia Railway, the district was renamed into Turksib.
References
Districts of Kazakhstan
Districts of Almaty
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