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Similar to Jurmala

A popular music competition similar to Jurmala may appear on Alakol. Next year, an open – air stage will open here- Alazone Arena with a spectator area of almost four thousand seats. It is here that you can hold an international music festival with the involvement of pop stars.

Alakol remains the number one tourist hub in the region. Akim of East Kazakhstan region Danial Akhmetov shared the prospects for the development of the coast.

According to him, about 10 billion tenge has been invested in infrastructure. In the next 4 years, investment will double.

Every year, about 13-15 new holiday homes, entertainment and catering facilities are put into operation on the coast. The prospects of organizing a year-round season are considered.

For those who want to open a business on the shore of the Motley lake, a new development zone has been defined, which will be connected to the entire necessary engineering infrastructure. This is a so-called investment site of 60 hectares, where it is planned to build modern and comfortable hotels. All land plots will be leased to investors, with subsequent transfer to private ownership.

New water supply networks are being installed to provide the coast with high-quality drinking water. A high-voltage line is being built to solve the electricity shortage.
Today, logistics is fully provided, and air and railway routes are subsidized. Started the reconstruction of the airport of the village of Urdzhar. Soon, the air Harbor will be able to receive aircraft such as Fokker 50, Bombardier CRJ-200, Embraer EMB 120ER, increasing passenger traffic to 30 thousand tourists.

On average, the tourist zone is already visited by 600 thousand tourists a year, and there are plans to increase this number to one million.

Author: Dmitry Krukovich
Photo: Yermek Imangazinov