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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Almaty Region
| native_name = Алматы облысы<br />Алматинская область
| settlement_type = Region
| image_skyline = Yurt in Tekeli.JPG
| imagesize =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| image_shield = Алматы облысы герб.png
| shield_alt =
| image_map = Almaty (province) in Kazakhstan.svg
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Map of Kazakhstan, location of Almaty Region highlighted
| coordinates = {{coord|45|0|N|78|0|E|region:KZ|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = [[Kazakhstan]]
| subdivision_type1 =
| subdivision_name1 =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Districts of Kazakhstan|Districts]]
| blank_info_sec1 = 16
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[List of cities in Kazakhstan|Cities]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 10
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Township]]s
| blank2_info_sec1 = 15
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Village]]s
| blank3_info_sec1 = 769
| seat = [[Taldykorgan]]
| seat_type = [[Capital (political)|Capital]]
| leader_party =
| leader_title = [[Akim]]
| leader_name = Amandyk Batalov
| area_footnotes = <ref name="almaty-reg.kz">[http://www.almaty-reg.kz/almaty/index.html Official site - Basic Information]</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 223911
| timezone1 = East
| utc_offset1 = +6
| timezone1_DST = not observed
| utc_offset1_DST = +6
| postal_code_type = [[Postal codes]]
| postal_code = 040000
| area_code_type = [[Area codes]]
| area_code = +7 (727), +7 (728)
| population_footnotes = <ref>Agency of statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan: [http://www.stat.kz/digital/naselsenie/2012/2013/%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82/01_2012_%D0%AD-14-05-%D0%9C.xls Численность населения Республики Казахстан по областям с началa 2013 года до 1 февраля 2013 года] (russisch; Excel-Datei; 55 kB).</ref>
| population_total = 1949837
| population_as_of = 2013-02-01
| population_density_km2 = auto
| iso_code = KZ-ALM
| registration_plate = 05, B
| website = {{URL|http://zhetysu.gov.kz}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Almaty''' ({{lang-kk|Алматы облысы}}, ''Almatı oblısı'', الماتى وبلىسى; {{lang-ru|Алматинская область}}) is a [[Regions of Kazakhstan|region]] of [[Kazakhstan]]. Its capital is [[Taldykorgan]], which has a population of 123,000. Population of the region: {{Kz-census2009|1,807,894|punct=;}} {{Kz-census1999|1,557,269|punct=.}}

==Geography==
Almaty Region is the region which surrounds the city of [[Almaty]]. The region borders [[Kyrgyzstan]] and [[Xinjiang]] in the [[People's Republic of China]]. The region also touches three other regions of Kazakhstan: [[Jambyl Region]] to the west, [[Karaganda Region]] to the northwest, and [[East Kazakhstan Region]] to the north. Almaty Region has an area of 224,000 square kilometres.

Much of the northwestern border of the region runs along [[Lake Balkhash]], whose main affluent, the [[Ili River]], is the most significant river of the region. In the region's northeast, it shares the four lakes of the Alakol Depression (Lakes [[Lake Alakol|Alakol]], [[Lake Sasykkol|Sasykkol]], [[Lake Koshkarkol|Koshkarkol]], and [[Zhalanashkol]]) with East Kazakhstan Region. Other lakes within the region include [[Bartogay Lake]] and [[Kapshagay]] lakes, [[Lake Issyk]], [[Kaindy lake|Kaindy]] and [[Kolsai lakes]].

The [[Trans-Ili Alatau]] branch of the [[Tian Shan|Tian Shan Mountains]] extends from China and Kyrgyzstan into Almaty Region, along its southern border with Kyrgyzstan. Farther to the northeast, the [[Dzungarian Alatau]] runs along the region's border with China.

The [[Charyn Canyon]] is one of the region's famous scenic spots.

==History==
'''Alma-Ata Region''', the predecessor of today's Almaty Region, was created from the historical region of [[Zhetysu]] on March 10, 1932. Its capital was Alma-Ata ([[Almaty]]). Several times during the Soviet period, the north-eastern part of the region, centered on [[Taldykorgan]], was separated from Alma-Ata Region, forming a separate '''Taldy-Kurgan Region''', only to be merged into Alma-Ata Region again several years later.

In April 2001 the administrative center of Almaty Region was moved from Almaty to Taldykorgan. Thus Taldykorgan has become a regional capital again - this time without splitting the region.

==Administrative divisions==
The region is administratively divided into sixteen districts and the cities of [[Kapchagay]], [[Taldykorgan]], and [[Tekeli, Kazakhstan|Tekeli]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zhetysu.gov.kz/content-view-24.html|script-title=ru:Регионы области|publisher=The official portal of akimat of Almaty Region|language=Russian|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>
# [[Aksu District, Almaty Region|Aksu District]], with the administrative center in the settlement of [[Zhansugirov]];
# [[Alakol District]], the town of [[Usharal]];
# [[Balkhash District]], the [[Village#Central and Eastern Europe|selo]] of [[Bakanas]];
# [[Enbekshikazakh District]], the town of [[Esik]];
# [[Eskeldi District]], the settlement of [[Karabulak, Kazakhstan|Karabulak]];
# [[Ile District, Kazakhstan|Ile District]], the settlement of [[Otegen Batyr]];
# [[Karasay District]], the town of [[Kaskelen]];
# [[Karatal District]], the town of [[Ushtobe]];
# [[Kerbulak District]], the settlement of [[Saryozek]];
# [[Koksu District]], the settlement of [[Balpyk Bi]];
# [[Panfilov District, Kazakhstan|Panfilov District]], the town of [[Zharkent]];
# [[Raiymbek District]], the selo of [[Kegen]];
# [[Sarkand District]], the town of [[Sarkand]];
# [[Talgar District]], the town of [[Talgar]];
# [[Uygur District]], the selo of [[Chundzha]];
# [[Zhambyl District, Almaty Region|Zhambyl District]], the selo of [[Uzynagash]].

==Demographics==
In the 1989 census (excepting Alma-Ata)
Kazakhs 54.2%
Russians 28.6%
Uigurs 7.8%
Others 9.4% .

In the 1999 census (excepting Almaty)
Kazakhs 66.4%
Russians 23.8%
Uigurs 7.0%
Others 4.6% .

In the 2009 census (excepting Almaty)
Kazakhs 68.2%
Russians 22.8%
Uigurs 6.2%
Other 3.8%

==Sights==
[[File:Tamgaly main petroglyph.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Tamgaly main petroglyph]]
*[[Besqaynar]] - Ski resorts located 1500 metres above sea level
*[[Tamgaly]] - a [[World Heritage Site]] ([[petroglyphs]])
*[[Charyn Canyon]] - [[Charyn National Park]]
*[[Talgar]] - a region where the [[Issyk kurgan]] is located
*[[Medeo]] - one of the most famous [[ice rink]]s in the world
*[[Dostyk]] - a point of entry from [[China]] to Kazakhstan
*[[Kapchagay Dam]] on the [[Ili River]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Almaty Province}}
*[http://zhetysu.gov.kz Official regional website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Almaty Region
|North = [[East Kazakhstan Region]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Xinjiang]], {{flag|China}}
|Southeast =
|South = {{flagicon image|Issyk kul obl flag.svg}} [[Issyk Kul Region]], {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
|Southwest = {{flagicon image|Flag of Chuy Province.svg}} [[Chuy Region]], {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
|West = [[Jambyl Region]]
|Northwest = [[Karaganda Region]]
}}

{{Almaty Region}}
{{Regions of Kazakhstan}}

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