Kok Tobe is a mountain in Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city. Kók Tóbe Park, a popular recreation area, is on top of the mountain. The mountain's height is 1100 meters above sea level. Kok Tobe is one of the main landmarks in the city, and it is popular among visitors and tourists to Almaty.
Kok Tobe
View of Kok-Tobe from the station cableway
The cabin of the cable car on the Kok-Tobe
The cabin of the cable car near the Kok-Tobe
Almaty, formerly known as Alma-Ata, is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of over two million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936, while the country was an autonomous republic of the Soviet Union, then from 1936 to 1991, a union republic and finally from 1991, an independent state. In 1997, the government relocated the capital to Akmola.
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Image: Accession Cathedral, Almaty (1)
Image: KBTU, Almaty (cropped)