Turksib District

Worth seeing in and around Turksib District

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Almaty-2 railway station

   The Almaty 2 or Almaty-2 is one of the oldest railway stations located in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The station serves an average daily footfall of approximately 5,000 passengers, which increases to around 10,000 during the summer months due to heightened travel demand.

   9.2 km · station building · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Almaty Zoo

   Almaty Zoo is the state zoo of Almaty, the most populous city in Kazakhstan. The Almaty Zoo is one of the largest and oldest zoological parks in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

   9.7 km · zoo in Kazakhstan · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Central Park

   Central Recreation Park, commonly known as Gorky Central Park of Culture and Recreation is an urban park located in the Medeu District of Almaty. The park features a variety of trees, including elm, oak, aspen, maple, pine, spruce, poplar, and birch, along with artificial water reservoirs.

   9.8 km · park in Almaty, Kazakhstan · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Saints Faith, Hope, Charity and Their Mother Sophia Orthodox church in Almaty

   The St. Sophia Cathedral, dedicated to the martyrs Vera, Nadezhda, Lyubov and their mother Sophia of Rome, is the cathedral of the Astany and Almaty diocese, located in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan.

   9.2 km · church in Almaty city, Kazakhstan · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Musirepov Kazhak Children's and Youth Theatre

   The Kazakh State Academic Theater for Children and Youth named after G. Musrepov is a theater for young spectators in Almaty, Kazakhstan, giving performances in the Kazakh language.

   9.9 km · children's and youth theatre in Almaty, Kazakhstan · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Boralday

   Boralday, is a kurgan necropolis in Almaty, Kazakhstan, dating to the early Iron Age and associated with the Saka people. Located on the southeastern outskirts of the village of Boralday, the site comprises 47 burial mounds spread over 430 hectares on the left bank of the Bolshaya Almatinka River.

   9.4 km · archaeological site in Almaty, Kazakhstan · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Kök Bazaar

   The Green Bazar is a public market in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Since its inauguration in 1875, the market has been an important trading point in Almaty.

   9.9 km · market in Almaty, Kazakhstan · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Halyk Arena

   Halyk Arena Ice Palace is a palace of sports and culture in Almaty, Kazakhstan, built in 2016 for the 2017 Winter Universiade.

   7.1 km · Sports arena in Almaty, Kazakhstan · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Taksai kurgans

   The Taksai kurgans are a series of Saka or Sauromatian funeral mounds or kurgans, located in the Terekti District of the southern Urals, in northwestern Kazakhstan. They are dated to circa 500 BCE. The Kurgan was undisturbed and had provided numerous valuable artifacts.

   9.4 km · Archaeological site in Almaty, Kazakhstan · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Abylai Khan

    Monument to Abylai Khan in Almaty is a monument in Almaty, Kazakhstan, dedicated to the Kazakh statesman, and the 18th-century Khan of Kazakh Khanate Abylai Khan.

    9.3 km · monument in Almaty · Wikipedia

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Getting to Turksib District

Airports

Almaty (ALA), 5 km · Issyk-Kul (IKU), 88 km · Manas (BSZ), 206 km

Stations

Almaty International Airport, 4.6 km · Raiymbek batyr, 9.4 km · Almaty-1 railway station, 3 km · Boraldai Airport, 8.2 km

• Taraz → Turksib District

  458 km · quickest by air, 4h 7m · $140–210
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• Shymkent → Turksib District

  613 km · quickest by air, 4h 34m · $160–250
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• Turkıstan → Turksib District

  705 km · quickest by air, 5h 9m · $200–300
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