Alatau, Medeu District, Almaty
Alatau | |
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  Alatau Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 43°21′27″N 77°8′40″E / 43.35750°N 77.14444°E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | Almaty Region |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (Omsk Time) |
Alatau (Kazakh: Алатау; from Turkic languages: "motley mountain") is a town in Almaty Region, in south-easternKazakhstan, 15 km away from Almaty.
The town is notable for its Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kazakhstan National Nuclear Center (formerly of the Kazakh SSR Academy of Sciences), which houses an experimental nuclear reactor and cyclotron.
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