Alma-Arasan mineral springs

Alma-Arasan mineral springs (Алмаарасанские минеральные источники) are located in Alma-Arasan village in the Alma-Arasan Gorge in the south part of Bostandyq district of Almaty city, Kazakhstan.

History
Alma-Arasan mineral springs were discovered in 1931 on the slopes of the Passage River.

Five wells were drilled from 1951 to 1953 and their water production is 520 to 525 m3/day.

In November 2019, repair and renovation work was completed to improve the spring area. New stairs and a walkout playground were built. Three small swimming pools were installed. Two of them are filled with warm mineral water, one is from the river. A small house is used for swimming in the wintertime and protection from wind and rain.

Description
In terms of composition and therapeutic properties springs refer to the siliceous thermal waters. Average water temperature is 33 to 38 °C, mineralization is 0.3 g/L. According to the chemical composition water belongs to the sulfate-hydrocarbonate-sodium type. The water contains biologically active components (mg/L): silicon dioxide (40-75), fluorine (3.6-6), hydrogen sulfide (0.58), radon (9-13 eman).