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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">caer</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">Central Asian Economic Review</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Central Asian Economic Review</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2789-4398</issn><issn pub-type="epub">2789-4401</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Университет Нархоз</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.52821/2789-4401-2026-3-94-111</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">caer-1863</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>НАЦИОНАЛЬНАЯ ЭКОНОМИКА: ВЕКТОРЫ РАЗВИТИЯ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>NATIONAL ECONOMY: DEVELOPMENT VECTORS</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Этнокультурный туристский потенциал Алматы: вызовы, возможности и стратегии устойчивого развития</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Ethnocultural Tourism Potential of Almaty: Challenges, Opportunities, and Sustainable Development Strategies</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7655-8835</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Ырысбай</surname><given-names>Г.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Yrysbay</surname><given-names>G.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Алматы.</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Yrysbay G. - 1st year PhD Student,</p><p>Almaty.</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">gulden9692@gamil.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1260-4867</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Асипова</surname><given-names>Ж. М.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Assipova</surname><given-names>Zh.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Алматы.</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Assipova Zhanna Medeuovna - PhD, Associate Professor, Research Fellow Department of Recreational Geography and Tourism, </p><p>Almaty.</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">zhanna.assi-pova@kaznu.edu.kz</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1269-4356</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Актымбаева</surname><given-names>А. С.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Aktymbaeva</surname><given-names>A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Алматы.</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Aktymbaeva Aliya Sagyndykovna - Candidate of Geography, Associate Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Geography and Nature Management, </p><p>Almaty.</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">alia_79-30@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>КазНУ имени аль-Фараби</institution><country>Казахстан</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Al-Farabi Kazakh National University</institution><country>Kazakhstan</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2026</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>05</day><month>10</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>0</volume><issue>3</issue><fpage>94</fpage><lpage>111</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Ырысбай Г., Асипова Ж.М., Актымбаева А.С., 2026</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Ырысбай Г., Асипова Ж.М., Актымбаева А.С.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Yrysbay G., Assipova Z., Aktymbaeva A.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://caer.narxoz.kz/jour/article/view/1863">https://caer.narxoz.kz/jour/article/view/1863</self-uri><abstract><p>Цель исследования Данное исследование направлено на обсуждение потенциала города Алматы в области этнокультурного туризма, выявление его основных преимуществ и актуальных проблем, возникающих в ходе развития, а также выявление возможностей развития на предстоящий период.</p><p>Основная проблема В ходе исследования был выявлен ряд факторов, ограничивающих развитие этнокультурного туризма в городе Алматы. К ним относятся недостаточная туристская инфраструктура, слабое развитие города на Международном туристском рынке и угроза чрезмерной коммерциализации культурных ценностей.</p><p>Методология – В исследовании использовался смешанный метод. Исследователи опросили специалистов туристической индустрии. Были проведены полевые наблюдения. Был составлен список основных этнокультурных объектов города, а данные Google Reviews об этих объектах, наряду со статистическим анализом количества туристов, посетивших Алматы за последние пять лет, были обработаны с использованием качественного метода анализа и использованы для оценки впечатлений посетителей.</p><p>Уникальность/ценность исследования – Комплексно качественно определяется потенциал этнокультурного туризма города Алматы.</p><p>Результаты исследования. Полученные результаты свидетельствуют о необходимости совершенствования инфраструктуры в целях развития этнокультурного туризма, широкого применения инструментов цифрового и международного маркетинга, развития культурно-познавательных интерактивных практик для туристов, усиления участия местных сообществ и масштабной организации крупных этнокультурных фести-вальдеров.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>This article examines the opportunities for ethnocultural tourism in Almaty. Almaty is the largest metropolis in Kazakhstan. The city has a rich cultural heritage. It is home to a diverse population of people from different nationalities, with high ethnic and cultural diversity.</p><p>The purpose of this study is to assess the ethnocultural tourism potential of Almaty by identifying its key strengths, challenges, and development opportunities.</p><sec><title>Methodology</title><p>Methodology. The study used a mixed method. The researchers interviewed tourism industry professionals. Field observations were conducted. A list of the main ethnocultural sites in the city was compiled, and Google Reviews data on ethnocultural sites, along with a statistical analysis of the number of tourists visiting Almaty over the past five years, was processed using a qualitative analysis method and used to assess the visitor experience.</p><p>Originality / value of the research . The potential of ethno-cultural tourism of Almaty is determined by a comprehensive qualitative assessment.</p></sec><sec><title>Research problems</title><p>Research problems. In the course of the study, a number of factors limiting the development of ethnocultural tourism in Almaty were identified. These include insufficient tourist infrastructure, a weak promotion of the city in the international tourism market, and the threat of excessive commercialization of cultural values.</p></sec><sec><title>Findings</title><p>Findings. The results show that in order to develop ethno-cultural tourism, it is necessary to improve the infrastructure, widely use digital and international marketing tools, develop cultural and cognitive interactive practices for tourists, strengthen the participation of local communities and organize large-scale ethno-cultural festi-waldes.</p></sec></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>этнокультурный туризм</kwd><kwd>Алматы</kwd><kwd>культурное наследие</kwd><kwd>устойчивый туризм</kwd><kwd>Центральная Азия</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Ethnocultural tourism</kwd><kwd>Almaty</kwd><kwd>cultural heritage</kwd><kwd>sustainable tourism</kwd><kwd>Central Asia</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group><funding-statement xml:lang="ru">Данное исследование было профинансировано Комитетом по науке Министерства науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан в рамках гранта AP26103653 Ile -Алатау для моделирования рекреационного потенциала с использованием беспилотных летательных аппаратов, ГИС и инструментов искусственного интеллекта в целях предотвращения чрезмерного туризма, в рамках гранта AP26103653 Научного комитета Министерства науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан.</funding-statement><funding-statement xml:lang="en">This research was funded by the Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan under project AP26103653 Recreational capacity modeling using UAV, GIS and AI tools to prevent overtourism in Ile-Alatau National Park.</funding-statement></funding-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Lestari, Y. 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