Kapchagay

 
Kapshagay (; ) is a city in Almaty Region of Kazakhstan. It is located on the Ili River, and has been built along with the construction of Kapshagay Dam on that river in the 1960s. The dam has formed Kapchagay Reservoir (a.k.a. Lake Kapshagai), a popular weekend destination for beach-goers from Almaty. Population: 
Many of the inhabitants fled the city and came back to homeland after the dissolution of Soviet Union and Kapchagai was down for a couple of years. But people have come back since 2000 and life in the city has become normal.