Assy Plateau

Assy Plateau is a beautiful corner of nature, located 100 km east of Almaty. Assy Plateau, known since ancient times as a summer pasture, originates from the Kishi-Turgen River. The plateau is located at an altitude of 2800-3200 meters. Here Signs of a person’s being more than 5,000 years old, both nomadic and sedentary, were discovered. Plateau Assy goes east along the river Assy. Along the river you can see ancient burial mounds and rock carvings, which are one of the most high-altitude clusters of petroglyphs in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The astrophysical observatory Assy-Turgen was erected on the upper platform of the high-mountain plateau, where one of the world's largest telescopes was installed. Construction of the observatory began in 1975. Today, Assy is the only observatory in the Republic of Kazakhstan with an ideal astroclimate.