Almaty
City
Largest city of Kazakhstan and its capital until 1997.
Names
- February 5, 1921 – January 28, 1993 Alma-Ata
- until February 5, 1921 Verny
Held by
- 1868 – September 14, 1917 Russian Empire
- September 14, 1917 – November 7, 1917 Russia
- December 6, 1917 – December 30, 1922 Russia
- December 30, 1922 – December 25, 1991 Soviet Union
- since December 26, 1991 Kazakhstan
Capital of
- 1927 – December 5, 1936 Kazakh ASSR Called Alma-Ata
- December 5, 1936 – December 16, 1991 Kazakh SSR Called Alma-Ata
- 1991 – 1997 Kazakhstan
Events here 2
- December 16–19, 1986 Jeltoqsan
- January 2–11, 2022 2022 Kazakh unrest