Cemetery #407599
Kensai Cemetery
Local name: Кенсай-1
Also known as Кладбище Кенсай-1 · Cementerio de Kensai
0
documented records
≈ 9.4k–19k
approx. capacity (graves)
0.470 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Kensai is a Muslim cemetery in the east of Almaty, about 9 kilometres from the city centre, on a hilltop overlooking the city. Its name means 'big gorge' in Kazakh. The necropolis arose at the end of the nineteenth century. Prominent people are buried there.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 43.267344° N, 76.996024° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Kensay Muslim Cemetery No. 1 190 m away · Almaty
- Kensay Muslim Cemetery No. 2 1.0 km away · Almaty
- VOAD Cemetery 1.9 km away · VOAD
- Malaya Stanitsa Cemetery 2.8 km away · Kensay-1
- Besagash South-East Cemetery (2) 5.4 km away · Besagash
- Besagash South-East Cemetery 5.6 km away · Besagash
- Besagash East Cemetery 6.0 km away · Besagash
- PK Gornyy gigant Cemetery 6.0 km away · PK Gornyy gigant
- Qayrat Cemetery 6.8 km away · Qayrat
- Almaty Central Cemetery on Rayymbek 7.3 km away · Almaty · 12 records
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How big is Kensai Cemetery?
Kensai Cemetery covers about 47 hectares (470,000 m²), about the same size as Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. It is the 4th largest of the 316 cemeteries we list in Almaty Region.