Akbulak, Kazakhstan
Akbulak | |
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Suburb of Almaty | |
  Akbulak Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 43°14′44″N 76°49′40″E / 43.24556°N 76.82778°E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | Almaty Region |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (Omsk Time) |
Akbulak (Kazakh: Ақбұлақ, Aqbūlaq) or Akbulak Micro District is a western suburb of Almaty in Almaty Region of south-eastern Kazakhstan. Akbulak lies off the M33 highway and has a notable New Russian Orthodox church.
History[edit]
Akbulak is part of a residential area of south-western Almaty which are known as "Microdistricts". They constitute formal areas of the city and developed between the 1960s and 1980s during the Soviet era as residential areas,[1] as the city grew into the largest in Kazakhstan, being the capital of the country at the time before it was moved to Astana.
Economy[edit]
According to the government of Auezov district, the length of the street in Akbulak microdistrict totals 32 kilometers.[2] In recent years there has been considerable improvement in infrastructure in Akbulak; 3 kilometers of Sharipov Street were asphalted in 2007 and were 11 streets asphalted in 2008.[2] The length of systems of water supply is 11.7 kilometers, with some 2.7 kilometers of pipes updated in 2007.[2] Akbulak is also supplied with resources of natural gas.
References[edit]
- ^ "Almaty Residential" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- ^ a b c Akim's Government of Auezov District
External links[edit]
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