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Several cities around the globe have reinvented themselves in recent years, but none more successfully than Almaty.
Since the collapse of the USSR, Kazakhstanfs largest city (population 2.2 million and growing) has evolved from a drab, run-of-the-mill Soviet metropolis into the urban star of Central Asia.
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Along the way, the city has developed one of the worldfs most beautiful metro systems, grown into a thriving banking and finance center, complemented its vintage bazaars with luxury boutiques and modern shopping malls and reshaped its traditional gastronomy into a nouvelle cuisine thatfs drawing raves from foodies around the world.
Almaty is also evolving into the cultural and artistic hub of Central Asia. Itfs already got several world-class museums (including a gsecreth underground collection that doesnft even have a name) and a dazzling new cultural center slated to open early next year.
gItfs an incredibly livable city,h says long-time American resident Dennis Keen, a historic preservation advocate and founder of Walking Almaty.
gGreen and clean. You donft need a car. The public transit here is fantastic. And itfs very much the center of contemporary art and dining in Central Asia.h
Keen adds that whenever he tells someone back home that he lives in Kazakhstan, gBorath inevitably comes up. The moviefs title character doesnft paint a very flattering portrait of the Central Asian nation. But nowadays one is tempted to think that if Borat visited Almaty now, he would say, gVery nice!h
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