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Religion
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All in all, 275 religious associations and groups representing 42 confessions of faith are active in Almaty. This is a 10-fold increase from 1991, and a growing trend is observed.

These are Islam - 38, Russian Orthodox Church - 14, Old Believers - 2, Ahmadiyya – 2, Roman Catholic Church - 5, Judaism - 2, Lutheran Church - 5, Evangelical Christian-Baptists - some 20, Seventh-Day Adventists - 5, Pentecostals 4, Presbyterians, Bible-Christians and affiliated sects - over 40, Jehovah's Witnesses - about 30, New Apostolic Church - 2, Unification Church - 2, Buddhism - 2, the Last Testament Church – 1, Charismatic Associations - 16, Church of Jesus Christ - 2, Bahai - 2, New Orientalistic Associations (Society for Krishna Consciousness, Vaisnava, Shri Chinmoy, etc.) - 4, Biblical Church - 1, esoteric (Great White Brotherhood) - 1, Armenian Gregorian Church - 1, Transcendental Meditation - 1, Scientologists - 1 and others.

full article: http://www.almatycity.com/index.php?newsid=11

May 22, 2008 | 10:10 AM Comments  0 comments

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Kok Tobe
Related to country: Kazakhstan

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Location: Kok Tobe, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Description: Kok Tobe (Kazakh: Green Hill) a mountain on the south-eastern outskirts of Almaty. It is also the name of the popular recreation name on the top of the mountain.

The Kok Tobe recreational area has a variety of amusement-park type attractions and restaurants, as well as a number of good viewpoints. It is connected to downtown Almaty by Swiss Funicular.

full article: http://www.almatycity.com/index.php?newsid=55

May 18, 2008 | 4:57 AM Comments  0 comments

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Soon Almaty will have no water left
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Almaty in the forthcoming year may have no water left, agency reports with reference to the newspaper "Express-K."

"The situation is that in some years on the top stores of many Almaty apartments houses there would be no water," the newspaper says.

The reason for this is a sharp deficit of water, which is already for several years is being experienced in the city. At the same time the consumption is growing with every year. "In 2006 Almaty drank 272 million cubic metres of water, in 2007 - 292 million. Now daily water consumption makes up for 820 - 840 thousand cubic meters in 24 hours," the newspaper runs.

full article: http://www.almatycity.com/index.php?newsid=157

May 17, 2008 | 1:18 AM Comments  0 comments

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Almaty - Central Asian Buzz
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Coming out of the train, Almaty has a familiar but at the same time very distinctive feel to me. I have my 4000m snowy mountains in the backdrop, lots of trees, green spaces and a cool, dry climate (at least this early morning - it got very hot and rainy after that). On the other hand I am not used to have the wise words of President Sarkozy on a huge ad in the middle of town, a cop standing at every corner of the city's main arteries, or a crumbling and impossibly ugly looking soviet buildings in the prime area of the city. But these are honestly the only negative thing I can first see, at least as a tourist. As a resident, President Nazerbaev change of moods and his personnal swiss bank accounts (I can confirm I worked in one of those banks) containing more assets than the equivalent of the country annual GDP are surely not that pleasant to live with...

Otherwise it is a very young, cosmopolitan city(mostly to a Russian and central Asian extend) and by far the wealthiest and consequently expensive city in Central Asia. The place has most bars, restaurants and night clubs and the region's largest student population. I know it might not mean much for you all, but trust me coming from the student-starved Geneva this is one exciting place!

full article: http://www.almatycity.com/index.php?newsid=154

May 16, 2008 | 1:01 AM Comments  0 comments

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Central Mosque
Related to country: Kazakhstan

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Location: 12' Pushkin str.,
Almaty, Kazakstan

Description: This blue turquoise dome mosque is very beautiful, the biggest Mosque in Almaty and it's the new main central building of Islam in the city. This true Central Asia style of mosque has 5 graceful minarets, all with blue domes.

For performance muslim rite, come all Almaty's ethnic groups: Kazakhs, Tatars, Turks, Azerbaijanese, Dungans, Uigurs and more. Particularly much folk at Juma (kazakh friday). Build-up instead of older Almaty's Mosque. Near Mosque: Green Bazaar, Almaty's Arbat.

via http://www.almatycity.com/index.php?newsid=86

May 15, 2008 | 2:14 AM Comments  0 comments

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Svyato-Voznesensky Cathedral
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Location: Panfilov's Park,
Almaty, Kazakstan

Description: The dominant project by russian architect's Zenkov. Svyato-Voznesensky Cathedral (Cathedral of Holy Ascension) was built in 1904. Almaty's building which survived the 1911s earthquake. The cathedral is built entirely of wood, and without nails. The walls are painted with sharp colours, mainly blue, green and red. The snow-capped mountains just stands behind the church's domes and the bulbs and give the city an incredible amazing atmosphere.

full article: http://www.almatycity.com/index.php?newsid=85

May 12, 2008 | 12:15 PM Comments  0 comments

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Trekking in the Zailiyskiy Alatau
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There are many areas in the Semirechye (russian - Seven Rivers) region where it is possible to organize treks of various categories of complexity and length. The most popular amongst trekkers are in the Zailiyskiy Alatau Mountains, especially as they neighbor upon the city of Almaty, where it is possible to buy or hire all the necessary equipment for trekking, as well as receive consultations concerning the different routes and theiradvantages.

The Zailiyskiy Alatau is the most northern range in the Northern Tien Shan Mountains. Its highest peak is Talgar (4973 meters). The Zailiyskiy Alatau possesses both easy (non-categorical) and difficult passes, and a vast glaciation zone. They are distinguished be a rare diversity of flora and fauna, and it is possible to see the maral (Cervus elaphus), the roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), the Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica), the wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wolf (Canis lupus), the fox (Vulpes), the badger (Meles meles) and various rodents. Also resident in the region are the Tien Shan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus) and the snow leopard (Uncia uncia).

full article: http://www.almatycity.com/index.php?newsid=64