Alatau, Almaty Region should not be confused with Alatau, Medeu District, Almaty.
| Official Name: | Alatau |
| Pushpin Map: | Kazakhstan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 280 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kazakhstan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name: | Kazakhstan |
| Subdivision Name1: | Almaty Region |
| Leader Title: | Akim |
| Leader Name: | Arken Utenov[1] |
| Coordinates: | 43.6743°N 77.1082°W |
Alatau[2] (Kazakh: Алатау, Alatau; Russian: Алатау, Alatau), formerly known as Zhetigen (Kazakh: Жетіген, Jetıgen, جەتٸگەن; Russian: Жетыген, Zhetygen) is a small town in Almaty Region of Kazakhstan. It is located some 50 km north of Almaty, on the Turksib rail line.
On November 15, 2023, a decree was prepared by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, "On changes in the administrative and territorial structure of the Almaty region" with the assignment of the village to the status of a city and subsequent renaming to Alatau.[3] On January 9, 2024, the village of Zhetygen was transformed into a city of regional subordination and renamed Alatau.[4]
The 600th Guards Air Base of the Kazakh Air Force is located at an airfield (43.733°N 77.1168°W) near Zhetigen.An airforce plane crashed near the town in 2008.[5]