Kazakhstan Ice Rinks by Location

Information about ice rinks in Kazakhstan organized by location. See also more about Kazakhstan Skating, and Skating in Asia and about Skating World Wide.

Almaty Ice Rinks

Almaty Arena
BUILT: 2016
CAPACITY: 12,000
NOTE: Olympic size, artificial ice?
ADDRESS: Microdistrict Nurkent Construction 7 (Микрорайон Нуркент Строение 7)
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Near Almaty City
Medeu Ice Speed and Bandy Venue
Outdoor, high altitude, ice speedskating track and bandy rink situated nearly 1,700 meters (about 5,550 feet) above sea level. Construction began on the facility in 1949. It first opened in 1951 and was renovated in 1972, 2003, and 2009. Located in the valley of the Malaya Almatinka River near the southeast side of Almaty City.
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ARTICLES:
- 2011 Asian Winter Games Bandy | Wikipedia |
- 2012 Bandy World Championships | Wikipedia |
- 2017 Winter Universiade | Wikipedia |
- Bid for 2014 Olympics: almaty2014.kz (offline)

Baluan Sholak Culture and Sports Palace
IN KAZAKH: Balýan Sholaq Atyndaǵy Sport Saraıy
IN KAZAKH SCRIPT: Балуан Шолақ атындағы спорт сарайы,
Indoor arena in the city of Almaty named in honor of Kazakh composer, singer, poet, dombra player, dzhigit equestrian and wrestler Baluan Shokak. The arena first opened in 1967 and it was renovated between 2009 and 2011 to prepare for hosting the figure skating, ice hockey, and speedskating competions at the 2011 Asian Winter Games. Was also a venue for the 2015 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships and short track speedskating competition at the 2017 Winter Uiversiade. The arena is the home ice for the Aisulu Almaty Women's Ice Hockey Team. The Baluan Sholak Ice Palace is located at Abay Avenue 44, corner Baitursynuly Street, in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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Halyk Arena
FIRST OPENED: 2016
ADDRESS: Str. Kuldzhinskiy Trakt 2 (Кульджинский тракт 2)
LOCATION: City of Almaty, Kazakhstan
CAPACITY: 2,000 | halykarena.kz (offline) | EuroHockey | Facebook |

Astana

Astana was renamed Nur-Sultan in 2019.

Karaganda Ice Rinks

Akzholtay Karagana Sports Palace
IN KAZAKH: Aqjoltaı Sport Saraıy
IN KAZAKH SCRIPT: Ақжолтай спорт сарайы,
ALSO NOWN AS: Ak Zholtaj Ice Palace?
First opened in 1972. Capacity is 2,500. Indoor ice hockey arena located at Prospect Bukhar-Zhyrau, 53/A in Karaganda. Former home ice of the Avtomobilist Karagandy Ice Hockey Team and the Saryarka Karagand Ice Hockey Club.
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Karagandy Arena
IN KAZAKH SCRIPT: Қарағанды-Арена
Indoor ice hockey area in the city of Karagandy, Kazakhstan. The rink first opened on November 21, 2011 and it can seat up to 5,500 people. It is the home ice of the Saryarka Karagandy hockey Club.
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Nur-Sultan Ice Rinks

Barys Arena
Indoor arena in Nur-Sultan that was built in 2015. The arena is a venue for ice hockey tournaments and other events. Home arena of the Barys Astana Ice Hockey Team. The arena can seat more than 11,000 people Construction of the arena began in 2012 and it first opened on August 9, 2015. The arena is located at Turan Avenue 57 in Nur-Sultan.
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Kazakhstan Sports Palace Ice Rink
IN KAZAKH: Qazaqstan Sport Saraiy
Ice hockey rink within a sports complex located in the city of Nur-Sultan. Construction of the rink began in 1999 and it was inaugurated by the president of Kazakhstan on March 6, 2001. The sports complex also has a swimming pool and a health club. The rink was renovated in preparation for hosting the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2011 Asian winter Games.
Home of:
- Nomad Nur-Sultan Ice Hockey Team | Wikipedia |
- Hockey Club Astana Ice Hockey Team | Wikipedia |
- Snezhnye Barsy Junior Hockey Team | Wikipedia |
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Oskemon Ice Rinks

Boris Alexandrov Sports Palace
IN KAZAKH: Borıs Aleksandrov Atyndaǵy Sport Saraıy
IN KAZAKH SCRIPT: Борис Александров атындағы спорт сарайы,
Built between 1964 and 1968, first opened on December 31, 1968, and renovated in 2001. Known as the Ust-Kamenogorsk Sports Palace 1968-1999. Known as the Commercial Center of Sports and Leisure 1999-2010. Renamed in 2010 in honor of Soviet and Kazakhstani ice hockey player Boris Alexandrov. Originally the arena could seat about 5,200 but the 2001 renovation reduced seating capacity to about 4,400. The rink is the home ice of the Kazzinc-Torpedo Ice Hockey Club. The Boris Alexandrov Sports Palace is located on Abay Avenue in the Kazakhstan city of Oskemon which is also known as Ust-Kamenogorsk.
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Talgar Ice Rinks

Ak-Bulak Ice Rink
Year-round ice rink and concert complex within the Ak Bulak Mountain Resort. Te rink has ice figure skating, ice hockey, and ice speedskating programs. It can seat 500 people and it can be transformed into a venue for dance, gymnastics,and volleyball competitions. the Ak Bulak resort is located about 1,600 meters above sea level, at the base of the Zailiysky Alatau Mountains, near the city of Talgar, and about 35 kilometers from the city of Almaty. The rink was the curling venue for the 2017 Winter Universiade.
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