Medeu tract

Medeu gorge
View from the Medeu Dam
Floor elevation	1,520–1,750 m (4,990–5,740 ft)
Geography
Country	Kazakhstan
State/Province	Almaty
Coordinates	43°9′43″N 77°03′13″E / 43.16194°N 77.05361°E / 43.16194; 77.05361

The Medeu gorge (Kazakh: Медеу трактаты, romanized: Medeu traktaty; Russian: урочище Медеу, romanized: urochishche Medeu) is a territory located in the valley of Malaya Almatinka River, in foothills of Trans-Ili Alatau ridge at an altitude of 1520–1750 meters, 14 km to the southeast of center of Almaty. The natural boundaries of gorge territory are: Kimasar mountain spur separating the basins of Malaya Almatinka [ru] and Butakovka rivers, to the east - Kabyrgatau separating the gorges of Kimasar and Sarysai rivers, to the south-west - Kumbel peak. On territory of the gorge in 1966 a mudflow protection Medeu Dam was built, below which is located the Medeu high-mountain sports complex. The Medeo hotel was formerly located near the Medeu rink, until it was demolished in the early 2000s.^[1]