Founded in 2024 and under construction

Alatau — a city rising next to Almaty

Four districts, a master plan through 2050 and the first residential quarters. We follow the construction and open sales at an early stage.

Zhetygen from above, March 2023 — the territory that became the city of Alatau · Nikolai Bulykin · CC BY-SA 4.0

The city in numbers

City area
88,000 ha
To central Almaty
47 km
Residents as of 01.12.2025
54,747
Projected residents by 2050
1.87 M

Source:adilet.zan.kz, ru.wikipedia.org, alatau.city

What Alatau is

Alatau was granted city status in January 2024, built on the former village of Zhetygen. Its concept and master plan were developed by the Singaporean firm Surbana Jurong. The city runs along the Almaty–Konaev highway on the Western Europe – Western China corridor and lies entirely within the Alatau special economic zone. The first phase of key facilities is due by 2030, with full delivery by 2050.

Diagram of the city master plan through 2050
The city master plan through 2050Правительство Республики Казахстан · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Four districts

The master plan splits the city into four themed districts, each with its own specialisation.

Gate District

The financial and business core in the south, adjoining Almaty. By 2050: 675,000 residents and 337,000 jobs. This is also where SOM-designed Iconic Towers is going up.

Golden District

Science, higher education and a medical cluster along the Almaty–Konaev highway. A branch of Korea’s KAIST — the QAIST university — is planned here.

Growing District

The industrial and logistics zone on the Western Europe – Western China corridor: manufacturing, warehousing and export flows.

Green District

A tourism cluster by the Kapchagay reservoir: a year-round resort, parks and family recreation.

Map of the four districts of Alatau
The four districts: Gate, Golden, Growing and Greenalatau.city · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Developments

Apartments in Alatau are grouped by development. Each one has its own page.

All developments
Iconic Towers
Under construction

Iconic Towers

A 272-metre, 56-storey SOM-designed tower in Gate District: apartments, Class A offices and a five-star hotel. Delivery at the end of 2029.

District
Gate District
Developer
Alatau City Development Group
Completion
end of 2029
Units on sale
0

Where the city is

Alatau lies north of Almaty, on the road towards Konaev and the Kapchagay reservoir.

Almaty skyline against the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains
Almaty from Kök Töbe hill — the city 47 km south of AlatauDauren Nabijan · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

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