Timeline of Almaty

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Almaty, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan.

19th century

 * 1854 – Fort Zailiyskoe erected and then renamed Fort Vernoe ("Loyal").
 * 1867 – The settlement around the fortress officially renamed Verny.
 * 1870s – Panfilov Park laid out.
 * 1871 – Population: 12,000.
 * 1884 – Synagogue established.
 * 1887 – 9 June: A magnitude 7.3 earthquake affected the city with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), destroying the city and fort. Brick construction was subsequently banned in favor of wood and adobe as more earthquake resistant.

20th century

 * 1907 – Ascension Cathedral built.
 * 1910 – Population: 24,798.
 * 1911 – 3 January: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7–8.7 affected the city with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X–XI (Extreme), causing 450 deaths, although the avoidance of brick proved helpful.
 * 1914 – Population: 36,000.
 * 1918 – Soviets in power; city becomes part of the Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
 * 1921 – Verny renamed Alma-Ata ("Father of Apples").
 * 1927 – Capital of the Kazak Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic relocates to Alma-Ata from Kyzylorda.
 * 1928 – Kazakh State Theatre relocates to Alma-Ata.
 * 1930 – Turkestan-Siberia Railway begins operating.
 * 1931 – Central State Museum of Kazakhstan and National Library of Kazakhstan established.
 * 1934
 * Abay Opera House and Kazakh State University open.
 * Alma-Ata Documentary Film Studio established.
 * Uighur Music and Drama theatre group founded.
 * 1935
 * Almaty Airport built.
 * National Art Gallery opens.
 * 1936
 * City becomes capital of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.
 * Almaty Zoo opens.
 * 1939 – Population: 230,528.
 * 1941 – Central United Film Studio established.
 * 1944 – Alma-Ata Studio for Feature and Documentary Films established.
 * 1946 – Kurmangazy Conservatory established.
 * 1949 – Almaty District Library established.
 * 1951 – Medeo skating rink opens.
 * 1954 – Lokomotiv Almaty football club formed.
 * 1958 – Almaty Central Stadium opens.
 * 1960 – Republican Scientific-Technical Library established.
 * 1963 – Korean Theatre relocates to Almaty.
 * 1967 – Kok Tobe cable car begins operating.
 * 1970 – Hotel Kazakhstan built.
 * 1972 – Medeu Dam built.
 * 1978
 * Republican Book Museum opens.
 * September: International Conference on Primary Health Care held.
 * 1979 – Population: 975,000.
 * 1980 – Kazakhstan National Museum of Instruments founded.
 * 1983 – Almaty Tower built.
 * 1985 – Population: 1,068,000 (estimate).
 * 1986 – December: Jeltoqsan protests against Soviet regime.
 * 1989 – Voice of Asia lip synching contest begins.
 * 1991
 * 21 December: Alma-Ata Protocol signed, establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States.
 * City becomes capital of independent Republic of Kazakhstan.
 * 1992
 * Karavan begins publication.
 * Central State Archives of Recent History headquartered in city.
 * Akhmetzhan Yesimov becomes head of Alma-Ata regional government.
 * 1993
 * Alma-Ata officially renamed Almaty.
 * Kazakh Interbank Currency Exchange headquartered in Almaty.
 * Kazakhskaya Pravda in publication.
 * Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies founded.
 * Population: 1,176,000 (estimate).
 * 1995 – Katelco established.
 * 1997
 * Kazakh capital moved from Almaty to Astana.
 * Zamanbek Nurkadilov becomes governor of the Almaty region.
 * 1998 – Mukhtar Auezov Museum-House built.
 * 2000
 * Respublika (Kazakh newspaper) begins publication.
 * Football Club Tsesna formed.

21st century

 * 2001 – Public Policy Research Center, and Center for Foreign Policy and Analysis founded.
 * 2003 – International Institute for Modern Politics founded.
 * 2006 – Protest.
 * 2007 – Almaty Cup tennis tournament begins.
 * 2008
 * Haileybury Almaty school founded.
 * Akhmetzhan Yessimov becomes mayor.
 * 2009 – Population: 1,365,105.
 * 2011
 * Almaty Metro begins operating.
 * 2011 Asian Winter Games held.
 * 2012 – Population: 1,472,866.
 * 2013
 * January: Airplane crash near city.
 * City hosts P5+1-Iran meetings.
 * 2014 – Economic protest.
 * 2015 – Baibek Bauyrzhan becomes mayor.