Alma-Arasan mineral springs explained

Alma-Arasan mineral springs
Temperature:33-38 °C
Location:Bostandyq district, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Coordinates:43.0829°N 76.9064°W

Alma-Arasan mineral springs (Russian: Алмаарасанские минеральные источники|translit=Alma-arasanskie mineralnie istochniki) are located in Alma-Arasan village in the Alma-Arasan Gorge in the south part of Bostandyq district of Almaty city, Kazakhstan.

History

Alma-Arasan mineral springs were discovered in 1931 on the slopes of the Passage River.[1]

Five wells were drilled from 1951 to 1953 and their water production is .

In November 2019, repair and renovation work was completed to improve the spring area. New stairs and a walkout playground were built. Three small swimming pools were installed. Two of them are filled with warm mineral water, one is from the river. A small house is used for swimming in the wintertime and protection from wind and rain.[2]

Description

In terms of composition and therapeutic properties springs refer to the siliceous thermal waters. Average water temperature is, mineralization is 0.3 g/L. According to the chemical composition water belongs to the sulfate-hydrocarbonate-sodium type. The water contains biologically active components (mg/L): silicon dioxide (40-75), fluorine (3.6-6), hydrogen sulfide (0.58), radon (9-13 eman).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: tengrinews.kz . 2019-11-04 . Новые мосты построили вокруг термального источника Алма-Арасан . 2022-08-14 . Главные новости Казахстана - Tengrinews.kz . ru.
  2. Web site: 2019-08-14 . Минеральные источники в Алматы . 2022-08-14 . AiF . ru.
  3. Book: Казахстан. Национальная энциклопедия . B.G. Ayagan . 2004 . 9965-9389-9-7 . Almaty . 182 . ru.