Almaty (Alma-Ata) Kazakhstan region
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Almaty (Alma-Ata) Kazakhstan region overview
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Almaty region (oblast) is situated in southeastern Kazakhstan. Almaty region southern boundary is the Hi River. In the southeast of Almaty region the Dzungarian Alatau Mountains, which border China, rise to over 13,000 feet (4,000 m) and are the origin of the Karatal and other rivers that cross a sandy plain to discharge into Lake Balkhash in the northwest.
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The climate of Almaty region is continental, and annual precipitation varies from 5 inches (125mm) in the plain to 32 inches (813 mm) in the mountains.
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The capital of Almaty region of Kazakhstan is Taldy-Kurgan city. Almaty oblast origin of name: Kazakh for "grown with apple trees", formerly Alma-Ata from alma: apple, ata: father.
Almaty region, Kazakhstan population - 1,604,000 (2006 est.).
Almaty region, Kazakhstan total land area - 224,000 sq.km.
Almaty region, Kazakhstan phone codes - +7-727; +7-728.
Almaty region, Kazakhstan postal code - 040000.
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Almaty (Alma-Ata) Kazakhstan region population
Major cities of Almaty region of Kazakhstan include Taldy-Kurgan, the capital of the region, Almaty, Tekeli, Pan-filov, Ushtobe, and Sarkand. Kazakhs in the Almaty oblast slightly outnumber Russians.
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Almaty (Alma-Ata) Kazakhstan region economy
The population of Almaty region is concentrated in the river valleys and foothills, in which cereals (including rice), legumes, and sugar beets are grown, largely on irrigated land.
Almaty (Alma-Ata) Kazakhstan region road in steppe
Fine-fleeced sheep graze on the alpine meadows in summer and on the steppe and semidesert pastures of the Balkhash area in winter in Almaty region. Lead and zinc are mined at Tekeli in Almaty oblast.
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