Meaning of Alma-Ata | Babel Free

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A former name of Almaty, previous capital of Kazakhstan.

historical

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“Not until October, 1939, did Eurasia, through the medium of the newly formed Sino-Soviet Aviation Company, open⟳ a new service. It ran from Chungking to Ha-mi, whence, through the cooperation of Sinkiang authorities and the Soviet People's Aviation Company, it was continued via Tihwa, I-ning, and Alma-Ata (the latter over the border⟳, in Soviet Kazakhstan) to Moscow. The trip⟳ from Chungking across Sinkiang to Alma-Ata totals about 2,584 miles and has become⟳ extremely important in United Nations mail and transport⟳ services.”

“Not far inside the USSR, to the south of the Ili on the Turkestan-Siberian Railway, sits Alma-Ata, the capital of the Kazakh SSR. Founded by the Russians a century ago, it contains over 456,000 inhabitants, mainly Russian. From its position, the city is able to command the western approach⟳ to the upper Ili.”

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